Meridian, TX Demographic Data
Meridian, TX Summary
Meridian is located in Bosque County in Texas
- Population: 1,549
- Area: 1.98 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.97 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 781.53 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 764.11 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Meridian, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
810
50%
50.8
Male
825
51%
49.2
Total Population
1,635
323,128,000
Meridian, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
158
9.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
97
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
203
12.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
108
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
126
7.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
133
8.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
172
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
281
17.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
99
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
35
2.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
119
7.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
60
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
44
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,091
66.7%
77.2
Female
571
52.3%
51.3
Male
520
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,068
65.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
236
14.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
223
13.6%
15.2
Female
131
58.7%
55.8
Male
92
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Meridian, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,612
98.6%
96.8
White
1,497
91.6%
72.6
Black or African American
62
3.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1
0.1%
0.8
Asian
16
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
16
1.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
36
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
23
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
460
28.1%
17.8
Mexican
440
26.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
20
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,175
71.9%
82.2
Meridian, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
129
13.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
91
9.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
296
31.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
296
31.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
53
5.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
33
3.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
45
4.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
220
23.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
723
76.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
78
8.3%
31.2
Meridian, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
309
26.3%
33.7%
Now Married
538
45.7%
47.5
Divorced
202
17.2%
11.0%
Separated
13
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
115
9.8
5.8%
Meridian, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,135
76.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
342
23.2%
21.6%
Spanish
321
21.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
16
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
2
0.1%
1.1%
Meridian, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
44
7.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
83
14.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
87
15.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
92
16.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
108
18.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
69
12.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
37
6.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
43
7.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
32,365
57,617
Per capita income
16,037
31,128
Meridian, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
31
5.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
63
10.1%
9.8
Construction
103
16.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
119
19.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
23
3.7%
6.6
Information
6
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
46
7.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
33
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
45
7.2%
11.4
Public administration
28
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
95
15.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
31
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
94
15.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
151
24.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
98
15.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
131
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
149
23.9%
18.1%
Meridian, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
609
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
490
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
74
12.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
16
2.6%
2.7
Other means
9
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
20
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.8
26.6
Meridian, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
27
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
274
47.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
190
33.1%
37.1
3 or more
83
14.5%
21.0
Meridian, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
574
86.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
307
53.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
267
46.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
87
13.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Meridian, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
661
1 room
2
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
33
5.0%
2.7
3 rooms
80
12.1%
9.1
4 rooms
171
25.9%
16.5
5 rooms
125
18.9%
19.8
6 rooms
80
12.1%
17.8
7 rooms
91
13.8%
12.0
8 rooms
37
5.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
42
6.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Meridian, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
661
1-unit, detached
494
74.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7
1.1%
5.9
2-units
63
9.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
37
5.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
8
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
16
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
36
5.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Meridian, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
92
13.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
56
8.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
109
16.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
102
15.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
167
25.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
43
6.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
38
5.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
47
7.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
7
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Meridian, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
327
57.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
19
3.3%
4.7
Electricity
215
37.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
13
2.3%
1.1
Meridian, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
195
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
2
1.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
7
3.6%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
63
32.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
123
63.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
66
33.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
24
12.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
48
24.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
15.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
26
13.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Meridian, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
253
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
15
5.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
99
39.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
139
54.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
14
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
574
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
20
8.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
38
15.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
41
16.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
32
13.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
42
17.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
73
29.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
Meridian, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
307
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
70
22.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
167
54.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
51
16.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
8
2.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
11
3.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
66,200
205,000
