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| Meridian |
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| Population 2000: | 39,968 |
| Population 2002: | 39,518 |
| Area codes: | 601 |
| Elevation: | 340 feet |
| Land area: | 45.1 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 0.7 |
| County: | Lauderdale |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (28.1%), Manufacturing (14.0%), Retail trade (12.6%). |
| Population growth: | -450 (-1.13%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 54.4% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 43.5% |
| Hispanic: | 1.1% |
| Two or more races: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 42.2% |
| Never married: | 30.5% |
| Divorced: | 12.1% |
| Widowed: | 11.2% |
| Separated: | 4.0% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $59,600 |
| Household income: | $25,085 |
| Resident age: | 34.6 years |
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| Meridian Compared to Mississippi State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Median house value: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 72.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 17.6% |
| Unemployed: | 9.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 7.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 955 (2366.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 534 (1323.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 335.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 155 (384.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 81 (200.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 63 (156.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 22 (54.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 2 (5.0 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 7.2% |
| English: | 5.3% |
| Irish: | 4.5% |
| German: | 3.1% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.1% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.3% |