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Meriden, Connecticut QuickFacts

	Meriden, Connecticut	United States
Total population	58,244	281,421,906
State	Connecticut
City	meriden

Meriden, Connecticut Population

	Meriden, Connecticut	%, Meriden, Connecticut	United States
Male	28,214	48.44%	49.06%
Female	30,030	51.56%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.2		35.3

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	Meriden, Connecticut	%, Meriden, Connecticut	United States
18 years and over	43,278	74.3%	74.31%
21 years and over	41,381	71.05%	69.97%
62 years and over	9,443	16.21%	14.66%
65 years and over	8,211	14.1%	12.43%

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	Meriden, Connecticut	%, Meriden, Connecticut	United States
White	46,734	80.24%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,754	6.45%	12.32%
Asian	796	1.37%	3.64%
Some other race	5,276	9.06%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,684	2.89%	2.43%

Meriden, Connecticut Housing

	Meriden, Connecticut	%, Meriden, Connecticut	United States
Total households	22,951		105,480,101
Family households (families)	14,960	65.18%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	7,991	34.82%	31.94%

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	Meriden, Connecticut	%, Meriden, Connecticut	United States
Total housing units	24,631		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,680	6.82%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	22,951	93.18%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	13,743	55.8%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	9,208	37.38%	30.77%

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	Meriden, Connecticut	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	128	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,069	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,790	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,665	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	457	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	54	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	33	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	119,000	119,600

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	Meriden, Connecticut	%, Meriden, Connecticut	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,314	18.8%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,147	26.78%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,114	13.57%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,037	17.59%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,999	8.71%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,340	14.55%	9.65%

Meriden, Connecticut Education

	Meriden, Connecticut	%, Meriden, Connecticut	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,943		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	951	6.36%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,030	6.89%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,078	47.37%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,350	22.42%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,534	16.96%	22.81%

Meriden, Connecticut Economy

	Meriden, Connecticut	%, Meriden, Connecticut	United States
Population 16 years and over	44,704		217,168,077
In labor force	29,565	66.14%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	29,521	66.04%	63.39%
- - Employed	28,103	62.86%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,418	3.17%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	44	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	15,139	33.86%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	23,638	52.88%	51.66%
In labor force	14,388	32.19%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,388	32.19%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,750	30.76%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,719	10.56%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,054		12,787,501

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	Meriden, Connecticut	%, Meriden, Connecticut	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	22,958		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,159	9.4%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,398	6.09%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,844	12.39%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,777	12.1%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,903	17.0%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,782	20.83%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,846	12.4%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,766	7.69%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	271	1.18%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	212	0.92%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	43,237		41,994

	Meriden, Connecticut	%, Meriden, Connecticut	United States
With earnings	18,164	40.63%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	54,178		56,604
With Social Security income	6,357	14.22%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,246		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,078	2.41%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,373		6,320
With public assistance income	1,374	3.07%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,219		3,032
With retirement income	3,659	8.18%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,117		17,376

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