Meridian Hills, IN

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,767
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
46.6
1.08% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
0.794%
38.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$211,528
2.69% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$661,700
3.75% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
748
1.45% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Meridian Hills, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.8% of the residents in Meridian Hills, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Meridian Hills, IN was $661,700, and the homeownership rate was 97.2%.

Most people in Meridian Hills, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Meridian Hills, IN was 2 cars per household.

United StatesIndianaMarion County, INIndianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, INMarion County--Pike & Washington (Northwest) Townships & Indianapolis City (Northwest) PUMA, INMarion County--Washington Township (South & East) & Indianapolis City (North) PUMA, IN

Population & Diversity

Meridian Hills, IN is home to a population of 1.77k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.7% of Meridian Hills, IN residents were born outside of the country (83 people).

In 2024, there were 32.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.61k people) in Meridian Hills, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 49 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 35 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%
2024 Citizenship
98.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Meridian Hills, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Meridian Hills, IN was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Meridian Hills, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.61k ± 163
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    49 ± 25
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    35 ± 25
2.21%
Hispanic Population
39 people

In 2024, there were 32.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.61k people) in Meridian Hills, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 49 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 35 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.21% of the people in Meridian Hills, IN are hispanic (39 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Meridian Hills, IN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. China
    17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
83 people
5.33%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
91 people

As of 2024, 4.7% of Meridian Hills, IN residents (83 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Meridian Hills, IN was 5.33%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    18 ± 22
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 15

Meridian Hills, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Meridian Hills, IN employs 748 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Meridian Hills, IN were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (197 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (100 people), and Finance & Insurance (52 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($191,750).

Employment

Occupations

748
2024 Value
± 105
−1.45%
1 Year decline
± 19.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Meridian Hills, IN declined at a rate of −1.45%, from 759 employees to 748 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Meridian Hills, IN, are Management Occupations (151 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (111 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (75 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Meridian Hills, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

748
2024 Value
± 105
−1.45%
1 Year decline
± 19.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Meridian Hills, IN declined at a rate of −1.45%, from 759 employees to 748 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Meridian Hills, IN, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (197 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (100 people), and Finance & Insurance (52 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Meridian Hills, IN, though some of these residents may live in Meridian Hills, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$172,188
Median earning men ± $44,059
$75,083
Median earning women ± $19,781

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($210,938), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($192,083), and Wholesale Trade ($180,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($217,500), Wholesale Trade ($148,333), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,167).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.
Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Meridian Hills, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Meridian Hills, IN was $661,700 in 2024, which is 1.99 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $637,800 to $661,700, a 3.75% increase. The homeownership rate in Meridian Hills, IN is 97.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Meridian Hills, IN have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Meridian Hills, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$661,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$43,072
$662
Median Property Taxes
±$77

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Meridian Hills, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Meridian Hills, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

97.2%
Homeownership
2024
64.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 97.2% of the housing units in Meridian Hills, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 99.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$211,528
Median Household Income
± $24,003
681
Number of Households
± 80

In 2024, the median household income of the 681 households in Meridian Hills, IN grew to $211,528 from the previous year's value of $205,982.

The following chart displays the households in Meridian Hills, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Meridian Hills, IN is from Indiana.
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.448
2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (20.1%)
  3. Carpooled (1.74%)

In 2024, 75.3% of workers in Meridian Hills, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.1%) and those who carpooled to work (1.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

20.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Meridian Hills, IN have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.502% of the workforce in Meridian Hills, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Meridian Hills, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Meridian Hills, IN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0.794% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Meridian Hills, IN (14 out of 1.76k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Meridian Hills, IN is White, followed by Asian and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

98.4% of the population of Meridian Hills, IN has health coverage, with 61% on employee plans, 2.6% on Medicaid, 19.6% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 5.83% between 18 and 34 years, 45% between 35 and 64 years, and 22% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

1.64%
Uninsured
61%
Employer Coverage
2.6%
Medicaid
19.6%
Medicare
14.1%
Non-Group
1.13%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Meridian Hills, IN grew by 100% from 0.82% to 1.64%.

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