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Meriden, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $213,554 (it was $114,700 in 2000)
Meriden:

$213,554
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $177,210 - $282,331

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $262,697
Here:

$262,697
State:

$503,946

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,252
Here:

$151,252
State:

$304,959

In 2-unit structures: $193,238
Here:

$193,238
State:

$304,133

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $236,482
Here:

$236,482
State:

$272,970

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $212,809
Here:

$212,809
State:

$249,308

Mobile homes: $39,508
Here:

$39,508
State:

$151,361

Total population: 60,293 (Urban population: 57,845, Rural population: 399 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 27,199 (25,164 occupied: 15,129 owner occupied, 10,311 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

41%
State:

34%

Housing density: 1,145 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $263,361.

Median contract rent in 2022: $975 (lower quartile is $757, upper quartile is $1,243)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,159


Median gross rent in Meriden, CT in 2022: $1,178

Housing units in Meriden with a mortgage: 9,419 (1,016 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 616 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 443

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $96,308

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $78,407

Median monthly housing costs: $1,257

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Meriden, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1960

Median year apartment built: 1958

Household type by relationship:

Households: 60,805
  • Male householders: 10,786 (3,289 living alone), Female householders: 14,334 (5,241 living alone)
  • 8,984 spouses (8,730 opposite-sex spouses), 2,168 unmarried partners, (2,085 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,880 children (16,459 natural, 675 adopted, 745 stepchildren), 1,697 grandchildren, 989 brothers or sisters, 807 parents, 15 foster children, 1,066 other relatives, 1,109 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 964

Size of family households: 6,846 2-persons, 3,911 3-persons, 2,400 4-persons, 1,270 5-persons, 308 6-persons, 293 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,006 1-person, 1,419 2-persons, 74 3-persons.

5,660 married couples with children.
5,663 single-parent households (1,185 men, 4,478 women).

68.8% of residents of Meriden speak English at home.
27.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 6,451 (10.6%)
(51.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Meriden, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Meriden, Connecticut
  • 9no bedroom
  • 2721 bedroom
  • 4,4722 bedrooms
  • 7,6453 bedrooms
  • 2,3714 bedrooms
  • 3605+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meriden, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meriden, Connecticut
  • 569no bedroom
  • 3,4061 bedroom
  • 4,2582 bedrooms
  • 1,6623 bedrooms
  • 3534 bedrooms
  • 645+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Meriden in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Meriden in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 434no vehicle
  • 4,3781 vehicle
  • 6,7152 vehicles
  • 2,5403 vehicles
  • 9104 vehicles
  • 1535+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Meriden in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Meriden in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,467no vehicle
  • 5,2921 vehicle
  • 2,0542 vehicles
  • 4253 vehicles
  • 604 vehicles
  • 135+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meriden, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meriden, Connecticut
  • 91 room
  • 112 rooms
  • 4643 rooms
  • 1,8054 rooms
  • 3,4145 rooms
  • 4,7336 rooms
  • 1,8697 rooms
  • 1,4438 rooms
  • 1,3829+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meriden, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meriden, Connecticut
  • 5321 room
  • 6982 rooms
  • 2,7563 rooms
  • 2,8524 rooms
  • 1,9105 rooms
  • 1,0366 rooms
  • 3647 rooms
  • 1028 rooms
  • 629+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Meriden, CT
Meriden city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Meriden, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Meriden, CT in 2022
  • 1,639Less than $10,000
  • 1,875$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,408$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,039$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,998$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,179$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,369$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,628$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,629$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,458$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,776$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,582$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Meriden, CT

  • Distribution of house value in Meriden, CT in 2022
  • 273Less than $10,000
  • 34$10,000 to $14,999
  • 79$15,000 to $19,999
  • 15$20,000 to $24,999
  • 64$25,000 to $29,999
  • 20$30,000 to $34,999
  • 94$40,000 to $49,999
  • 95$50,000 to $59,999
  • 65$60,000 to $69,999
  • 55$70,000 to $79,999
  • 129$80,000 to $89,999
  • 80$90,000 to $99,999
  • 897$100,000 to $124,999
  • 488$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,549$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,096$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,713$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,839$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,790$300,000 to $399,999
  • 513$400,000 to $499,999
  • 283$500,000 to $749,999
  • 57$750,000 to $999,999
  • 22$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 53$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Meriden, CT

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Meriden, CT in 2022
  • 65Less than $100
  • 70$100 to $149
  • 240$150 to $199
  • 479$200 to $249
  • 225$250 to $299
  • 158$300 to $349
  • 69$350 to $399
  • 156$400 to $449
  • 76$450 to $499
  • 149$500 to $549
  • 155$550 to $599
  • 15$600 to $649
  • 275$650 to $699
  • 237$700 to $749
  • 347$750 to $799
  • 1,532$800 to $899
  • 1,077$900 to $999
  • 2,397$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,175$1,250 to $1,499
  • 911$1,500 to $1,999
  • 142$2,000 to $2,499
  • 28$3,500 or more
  • 291No cash rent
Work and jobs in Meriden: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.7%
Number of people working at home: 2,334 (8.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 627
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,063
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,729
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 5,208
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,347
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,765
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,179
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 735
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,006
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,523
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 665
  • 90 or more minutes: 488
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Meriden

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 15,079 (72.2%)
  • Carpooled: 1,817 (8.7%)
  • Bus: 291 (1.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 6 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 23 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 299 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 21 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 760 (3.6%)
  • Worked at home: 2,334 (11.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.0%Males
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.8%Males
  • 2.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 11.5%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 13.1%Males
  • 7.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 12.9%Males
  • 6.4%Females
Races in Meriden detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Meriden, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Meriden, Connecticut
  • 1,3692010 or later
  • 1,6252000 to 2009
  • 1,5341990 to 1999
  • 8201980 to 1989
  • 3821970 to 1979
  • 1,228Before 1970
Ancestries in Meriden, CT

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 2,560 (8.7%)
  • Irish: 1,356 (4.6%)
  • Polish: 1,179 (4.0%)
  • American: 1,132 (3.8%)
  • English: 994 (3.4%)
  • German: 773 (2.6%)
  • French Canadian: 714 (2.4%)
  • French: 562 (1.9%)
  • Jamaican: 466 (1.6%)
  • Russian: 246 (0.8%)
  • Greek: 131 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 106 (0.4%)
  • Portuguese: 95 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 92 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 90 (0.3%)
  • South African: 87 (0.3%)
  • Latvian: 78 (0.3%)
  • Bahamian: 75 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 75 (0.3%)
  • Moroccan: 66 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 59 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 53 (0.2%)
  • Macedonian: 53 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 52 (0.2%)
  • European: 49 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 42 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 36 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 33 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 28 (0.10%)
  • Canadian: 26 (0.09%)
  • Welsh: 25 (0.09%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 23 (0.08%)
  • Scandinavian: 21 (0.07%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 17 (0.06%)
  • Slavic: 16 (0.05%)
  • British: 16 (0.05%)
  • Armenian: 16 (0.05%)
  • Ghanaian: 15 (0.05%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 12 (0.04%)
  • Lebanese: 10 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 7 (0.02%)
  • Dutch: 6 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 5 (0.02%)
  • African: 3 (0.01%)
  • Iranian: 2 (0.01%)
  • Sudanese: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Meriden:

15.2% (981)
Connecticut:

4.8% (25,802)

Dominican Republic
Meriden:

8.2% (526)
Connecticut:

5.0% (27,361)

Jamaica
Meriden:

7.2% (467)
Connecticut:

7.5% (40,568)

Russia
Meriden:

7.0% (450)
Connecticut:

1.2% (6,448)

Ecuador
Meriden:

6.7% (435)
Connecticut:

4.4% (24,026)

Colombia
Meriden:

4.7% (303)
Connecticut:

3.3% (18,124)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Meriden:

4.7% (302)
Connecticut:

4.4% (24,001)

Canada
Meriden:

3.5% (226)
Connecticut:

2.3% (12,380)

Italy
Meriden:

3.3% (210)
Connecticut:

2.8% (15,141)

Germany
Meriden:

2.9% (188)
Connecticut:

1.3% (7,149)

Trinidad and Tobago
Meriden:

2.9% (186)
Connecticut:

0.5% (2,944)

Poland
Meriden:

2.6% (167)
Connecticut:

4.0% (21,729)

India
Meriden:

2.3% (150)
Connecticut:

7.3% (39,879)

Korea
Meriden:

1.8% (115)
Connecticut:

1.4% (7,495)

Morocco
Meriden:

1.7% (108)
Connecticut:

0.4% (1,914)

Guatemala
Meriden:

1.6% (100)
Connecticut:

3.2% (17,617)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 37,395
  • Other state: 10,295
  • Northeast: 7,028
  • Midwest: 604
  • South: 2,086
  • West: 512

88.6% of Meriden residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78.8% lived in Connecticut.


Meriden:

88.6%
State average:

88.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 821
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 263
  • 5th and 6th grade: 251
  • 7th and 8th grade: 224
  • 9th grade: 244
  • 10th grade: 572
  • 11th grade: 412
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 430
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,667
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,509
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,514
  • Associate degree: 1,318
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,124
  • Master's degree: 1,167
  • Professional school degree: 321
  • Doctorate degree: 182
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 480
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 224
  • 5th and 6th grade: 262
  • 7th and 8th grade: 259
  • 9th grade: 454
  • 10th grade: 272
  • 11th grade: 495
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 507
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,385
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,620
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,261
  • Associate degree: 2,508
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,905
  • Master's degree: 1,394
  • Professional school degree: 283
  • Doctorate degree: 157
Educational Attainment for Females
Meriden marital status for males
Meriden marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,140
  • One, attached: 1,944
  • Two: 3,501
  • 3 or 4: 2,867
  • 5 to 9: 1,233
  • 10 to 19: 690
  • 20 to 49: 1,221
  • 50 or more: 2,376
  • Mobile homes: 202
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Median worth of mobile homes: $53,214

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Meriden
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Meriden, CT
  • 47.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 41.1%Utility gas
  • 6.8%Electricity
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Meriden, CT
  • 44.5%Utility gas
  • 31.8%Electricity
  • 16.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.8%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 628
Here:

11.3%
Connecticut:

9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 225
Here:

8.7%
Connecticut:

12.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 954
Here:

37.3%
Connecticut:

35.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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