Meridian Independent School District Income and Careers
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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Meridian Independent School District is $23,140, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Meridian Independent School District median household income is $42,736. On average Meridian Independent School District residents spend 26.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.
Per Capita Income, #525
| Meridian Independent School District | 23,140 USD |
| Texas | 26,513 USD |
| U.S. | 28,555 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.
Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
| Meridian Independent School District | 24,006 USD |
| Texas | 29,817 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 Independent School District | 28,148 USD |
| Texas | 34,774 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 Independent School District | 17,335 USD |
| Texas | 24,235 USD |
| U.S. | 25,692 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.
Household Income
Median Household Income, #677| Meridian Independent School District | 42,736 USD |
| Texas | 52,576 USD |
| U.S. | 53,482 USD |
| Meridian Independent School District | 57,449 USD |
| Texas | 73,913 USD |
| U.S. | 74,596 USD |
Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank
| Meridian Independent School District | -5.35% | |
| Texas | 31.68% | |
| U.S. | 27.36% |
*The Meridian Independent School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.
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Household Income Other than Earnings
| Meridian Independent School District | Texas | U.S. | ||||
| %+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | |
| Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income | 16.48% | $25,115, see rank | 17.13% | $18,096 | 21.11% | $16,919 |
| Social Security Income | 46.24% | $18,600, see rank | 24.56% | $16,789 | 29.33% | $17,636 |
| Public Assistance Income | 1.65% | $1,563, see rank | 1.78% | $3,343 | 2.82% | $3,720 |
| Retirement Income | 29.76% | $25,053, see rank | 14.01% | $23,660 | 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 Independent School District | 54,167 USD |
| Texas | 61,958 USD |
| U.S. | 65,443 USD |
| Meridian Independent School District | 67,574 USD |
| Texas | 83,936 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 Independent School District | Texas | U.S. | |
| White | $43,345, see rank | $55,782 | $56,900 |
| Black | $63,750, see rank | $38,709 | $35,600 |
| Hispanic | $23,304, see rank | $40,557 | $42,396 |
| One Race, Other | $16,875, see rank | $38,426 | $40,300 |
| Two or More Races | $23,875, see rank | $48,217 | $47,621 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.
Median Household Income by Age
| Meridian Independent School District | Texas | U.S. | |
| less than 25 | $45,268, see rank | $26,239 | $25,788 |
| 25 to 44 | $43,409, see rank | $55,494 | $58,398 |
| 45 to 64 | $40,458, see rank | $63,808 | $65,027 |
| 65 or over | $45,469, see rank | $37,847 | $37,945 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.
Employment Status
| Meridian Independent School District | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 2,067, see rank | 19,858,082 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 1,004, 48.57%, see rank | 49.18% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 583, 58.07%, see rank | 71.97% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 583, 58.07%, see rank | 71.13% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 527, 90.39%, see rank | 92.48% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 56, 9.61%, see rank | 7.52% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 421, 41.93%, see rank | 28.03% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 1,063, 51.43%, see rank | 50.82% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 495, 46.57%, see rank | 58.07% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 495, 46.57%, see rank | 57.92% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 430, 86.87%, see rank | 92.13% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 65, 13.13%, see rank | 7.87% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 568, 53.43%, see rank | 41.93% | 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.
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 Independent School District | Texas | U.S. | |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 946, 100% | 11,685,902 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 750, 79.28%, see rank | 80.03% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 101, 10.68%, see rank | 10.96% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.57% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 15, 1.59%, see rank | 1.62% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 7, 0.74%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 73, 7.72%, see rank | 4.06% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
| Meridian Independent School District | 26.5 minutes |
| Texas | 25.3 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.
Careers
Occupation
| Meridian Independent School District | Texas | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 957 | 11,809,010 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 527, 55.07%, see rank | 54.40% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 157, 29.79%, see rank | 31.45% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 63, 11.95%, see rank | 13.98% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 76, 14.42%, see rank | 17.42% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 17, 3.23%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 83, 15.75%, see rank | 12.08% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 112, 21.25%, see rank | 17.70% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 430, 44.93%, see rank | 45.60% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 125, 29.07%, see rank | 38.98% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 172, 40.00%, see rank | 22.28% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 113, 26.28%, see rank | 33.15% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 2, 0.47%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 18, 4.19%, see rank | 4.80% | 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Meridian Independent School District | Texas | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 957, 100% | 11,809,010 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 97, 10.14%, see rank | 3.28% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 103, 10.76%, see rank | 7.80% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 79, 8.25%, see rank | 9.28% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 34, 3.55%, see rank | 2.99% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 92, 9.61%, see rank | 11.56% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 67, 7.00%, see rank | 5.41% | 4.93% |
| Information | 11, 1.15%, see rank | 1.80% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 24, 2.51%, see rank | 6.60% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 57, 5.96%, see rank | 10.91% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 203, 21.21%, see rank | 21.76% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 102, 10.66%, see rank | 8.79% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 38, 3.97%, see rank | 4.43% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 50, 5.22%, see rank | 5.39% | 4.96% |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.
Poverty Level
| Meridian Independent School District | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population in Poverty | 386 | 15.57%, see rank | 17.66% | 15.59% |
| Family in Poverty | 74 | 11.64%, see rank | 13.74% | 11.47% |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.