Meridianville, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

11,150

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.2

1.01% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.87%

12.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$97,434

4.73% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$291,900

Population & Diversity

Meridianville, AL is home to a population of 11.2k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.54% of Meridianville, AL residents were born outside of the country (618 people).

In 2024, there were 1.76 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6k people) in Meridianville, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 458 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Meridianville, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Meridianville, AL was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Meridianville, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Meridianville, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
6k ± 960
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.4k ± 765
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
458 ± 322

5.81%

Hispanic Population

648 people

5.81% of the people in Meridianville, AL are hispanic (648 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Meridianville, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

5.54%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

618 people

7.04%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

723 people

As of 2024, 5.54% of Meridianville, AL residents (618 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 Meridianville, AL was 7.04%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Meridianville, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
529 ± 203
Gulf War (1990s)
173 ± 99
Vietnam
148 ± 130

Meridianville, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.06 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Meridianville, AL.

Economy

The economy of Meridianville, AL employs 5.49k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Meridianville, AL were Manufacturing (948 people), Public Administration (812 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (789 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($104,054), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,672), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,329).

Employment

Occupations

5.49k

2024 Value

± 706

11.4%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Meridianville, AL grew at a rate of 11.4%, from 4.93k employees to 5.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Meridianville, AL, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (662 people), Management Occupations (570 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (568 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Meridianville, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.49k

2024 Value

± 706

11.4%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Meridianville, AL grew at a rate of 11.4%, from 4.93k employees to 5.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Meridianville, AL, are Manufacturing (948 people), Public Administration (812 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (789 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Meridianville, AL, though some of these residents may live in Meridianville, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$83,456

Median earning men ± $17,685

$39,208

Median earning women ± $2,296

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($133,523), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($115,096), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($99,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($76,328), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,818), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Meridianville, AL was $291,900 in 2024, which is 0.877 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $271,800 to $291,900, a 7.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Meridianville, AL is 92.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Meridianville, AL have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Meridianville, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$291,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,338

$3,652

Median Property Taxes

±$562

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 Meridianville, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

92.5%

Homeownership

2024

64.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.5% of the housing units in Meridianville, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 93.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Meridianville, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$97,434

Median Household Income

± $10,721

3.95k

Number of Households

± 575

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.95k households in Meridianville, AL grew to $97,434 from the previous year's value of $93,030.

The following chart displays the households in Meridianville, AL 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Meridianville, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.5%)
Worked At Home (18.6%)
Carpooled (9.38%)

In 2024, 69.5% of workers in Meridianville, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.6%) and those who carpooled to work (9.38%).

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.

Commute Time

25.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Meridianville, AL have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.247% of the workforce in Meridianville, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Meridianville, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Meridianville, AL (543 out of 11.2k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Meridianville, AL is White, followed by Black and Other.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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