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Meriden Population and Demographics

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Meriden Population: 58244 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 28214 48.44%
Female 30030 51.56%

Under 5 years 4143 7.11%
5 to 9 years 4338 7.45%
10 to 14 years 4182 7.18%
15 to 19 years 3572 6.13%
20 to 24 years 3470 5.96%
25 to 34 years 8236 14.14%
35 to 44 years 9355 16.06%
45 to 54 years 7880 13.53%
55 to 59 years 2796 4.8%
60 to 64 years 2061 3.54%
65 to 74 years 3867 6.64%
75 to 84 years 3229 5.54%
85 years and over 1115 1.91%

Median age (years) 36.2

18 years and over 43278 74.3%
Male 20409 35.04%
Female 22869 39.26%
21 years and over 41381 71.05%
62 years and over 9443 16.21%
65 years and over 8211 14.1%
Male 3222 5.53%
Female 4989 8.57%

Race
One race 56560 97.11%
White 46734 80.24%
Black or African American 3754 6.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native 229 0.39%
Asian 796 1.37%
Asian indian 195 0.33%
Chinese 154 0.26%
Filipino 124 0.21%
Japanese 4 0.01%
Korean 46 0.08%
Vietnamese 91 0.16%
Other Asian 182 0.31%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 11 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 1 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.01%
Samoan 2 0%
Other Pacific Islander 5 0.01%
Some other race 5036 8.65%
Two or more races 1684 2.89%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 58244 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 12296 21.11%
Mexican 948 1.63%
Puerto Rican 9637 16.55%
Cuban 165 0.28%
Other Hispanic or Latino 1546 2.65%
Not Hispanic or Latino 45948 78.89%
White alone 40709 69.89%

Relationship
Total Population 58244 100.00%
In households 57103 98.04%
Householder 22951 39.4%
Spouse 10414 17.88%
Child 17703 30.39%
Own child under 18 years 13484 23.15%
Other relatives 2970 5.1%
Under 18 years 1059 1.82%
Nonrelatives 3065 5.26%
Unmarried partner 1635 2.81%
In group quarters 1141 1.96%
Institutionalized population 875 1.5%
Non-Institutionalized population 266 0.46%

Households by Type
Total Households 22951 100.0 %
Family households (families) 14960 65.18%
With own children under 18 years 7192 31.34%
Married-couple family 10414 45.37%
With own children under 18 years 4471 19.48%
Female householder, no husband present 3479 15.16%
With own children under 18 years 2199 9.58%
Non Family households 7991 34.82%
Householder living alone 6629 28.88%
Householder 65 years and over 2446 10.66%

Households with individuals under 18 years 7811 34.03%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 5643 24.59%

Average Household size 2.49
Average family size 3.08

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 24631 100.00%
Occupied housing units 22951 93.18%
Vacant housing units 1680 6.82%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 56 0.23%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.3

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 22951 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 13743 59.88%
Renter-occupied housing units. 9208 40.12%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.59
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.34

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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