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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Meridian Public Schools is $25,565, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Meridian Public Schools median household income is $51,250. On average Meridian Public Schools residents spend 24.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #141

Meridian Public Schools	25,565 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	27,500 USD
Nebraska	29,063 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	31,367 USD
Nebraska	34,967 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	23,274 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #108

Meridian Public Schools	51,250 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	59,543 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	50.74%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Meridian Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Nebraska and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Meridian Public Schools		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	35.60%	$11,439, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.82%	$17,202, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.49%	$4,864, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	8.79%	$15,428, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	61,875 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	71,181 USD
Nebraska	81,503 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Meridian Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$52,917, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Hispanic	$23,250, see rank	$39,328	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Meridian Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$60,795, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,000, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,833, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$34,500, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Meridian Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	851, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	463, 54.41%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	333, 71.92%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	333, 71.92%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	317, 95.20%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 4.80%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	130, 28.08%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	388, 45.59%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	247, 63.66%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	247, 63.66%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	239, 96.76%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 3.24%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	141, 36.34%, see rank	34.32%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Meridian Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	554, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	427, 77.08%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	57, 10.29%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	15, 2.71%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 1.08%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	49, 8.84%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	24.6 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Meridian Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	556	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	317, 57.01%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	113, 35.65%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	24, 7.57%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29, 9.15%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 3.47%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	30, 9.46%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	82, 25.87%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	239, 42.99%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	77, 32.22%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	33, 13.81%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	80, 33.47%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 1.26%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 2.09%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 10.88%, see rank	6.49%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Meridian Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	556, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	93, 16.73%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	32, 5.76%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	86, 15.47%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	48, 8.63%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	48, 8.63%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	44, 7.91%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	1, 0.18%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	31, 5.58%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10, 1.80%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	110, 19.78%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7, 1.26%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	14, 2.52%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	32, 5.76%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Meridian Public Schools	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	88	8.38%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16	5.50%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.