City safety & data profile

MeridianID

Meridian, ID is a 91K-resident city in Ada County with a median household income of $100,795.

Ada County, Idaho. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Meridian, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Meridian has a population larger than 91% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $531,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-11
91K
Population (place)
Top 9%
By size
$100,795
Median income (place)
$531,600
Median home (place)
6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Meridian

Meridian posts a median household income higher than 70% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Meridian area.

Top 30%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Meridian

Composite score · Meridian, ID

76/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Violent crime A+
197 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary) — every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

Poverty rate B+
6.0%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Bachelor's+ share B
44.2%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Household income B-
$100,795

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Where Meridian income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$100,795 Top 30% higher than 70% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Meridian $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in ID

Population among 21 ID places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Meridian is the largest ID city on this list; Eagle leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in ID

Median household income among the same 21-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Eagle posts the highest place-level median income in ID; Meridian is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Meridian, ID beyond the headline numbers

Meridian sits inside Ada County, Idaho, at roughly 43.61°N, -116.39°W. Population 90,739, $100,795 median household income. Median home value $531,600, median rent $1,805. Poverty rate 6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Meridian, 0 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 6% of Meridian, ID residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Meridian costs around 5.3 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

19.4% of Meridian workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 30.5% in Meridian, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Meridian workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Meridian from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Ada County): Meridian's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
519K+29%
Median Income
$91,502+66%
Median Home Value
$512,300+179%
Poverty Rate
8.3%-37%
Unemployment
3.1%-63%

Economics

Economics indicators for Meridian, ID
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,805/mo
Poverty Rate
6% -52% vs avg
Unemployment 2.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 44.2%
Work From Home 19.4%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 83%
African American 1.3%
Asian 2.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
30.5%
High Blood Pressure
29.8%
Obesity
28.8%
Physical Inactivity
17.8%
Binge Drinking
17.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
12%
Current Asthma
10.5%
Current Smoking
10.3%
Diabetes
8.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 72.4%
Annual Checkup 76.1%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
5%
Stroke
2.7%

What alerts and safety updates affect Meridian?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Meridian right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet ID-MERIDIAN-ID · Meridian

Meridian: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Meridian; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Idaho state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Meridian, ID? ▼
Meridian, ID has a population of 90,739 people, located in Ada County, Idaho.
What is the median household income in Meridian? ▼
The median household income in Meridian, ID is $100,795 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6%.
What is the median home value in Meridian? ▼
The median home value in Meridian, ID is $531,600. Median rent is $1,805/month.
What are the top health concerns in Meridian? ▼
The top health indicators in Meridian include Short Sleep Duration (30.5%), High Blood Pressure (29.8%), Obesity (28.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Meridian? ▼
Meridian has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Meridian? ▼
The median age in Meridian, ID is 37.5 years. 44.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Meridian, both outside Idaho so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside ID (6% here).

Arlington Heights, IL 6% Palo Alto, CA 6% Des Plaines, IL 6% Apple Valley, MN 6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside ID ($100,795 here).

South Whittier, CA $100,800 Mint Hill, NC $100,860 Ridgefield Park, NJ $100,718 Carnot-Moon, PA $100,714

Compare Meridian with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Eagle, ID 24K Kuna, ID 17K Garden City, ID 12K Nampa, ID 90K Boise, ID 236K Caldwell, ID 52K Ontario, OR 11K Mountain Home, ID 14K
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Using Meridian's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Meridian area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Meridian against Idaho peers on any ranking lens. Explore Idaho

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Ada County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.