COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chunky vs Meridian
PLACE A
Chunky, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Chunky is 100% smaller than Meridian. Meridian earns more, with a median household income $43,295 higher. Meridian has grown faster since 2000 (57% vs -17%).
CHUNKYMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population268142,988−100% vs Meridian
Population density3213,879−3,558
Population growth-16.6%56.7%−73.2 pts
Median age36.537.5−1.0
Male52.1%49.7%+2.3 pts
Female47.9%50.3%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born4.1%5.0%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%80.6%+14.9 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%10.5%−8.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other2.1%5.3%−3.3 pts
Median household income$57,500$100,795−$43,295
Per capita income$29,983$50,506−$20,523
Poverty rate7.1%6.0%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.425−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%44.2%−21.0 pts
Graduate degree19.2%14.8%+4.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%2.7%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation66.0%69.7%−3.7 pts
Median home value$88,300$531,600−$443,300
Median gross rent$1,150$1,805−$655
Owner-occupied81.3%74.6%+6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.0%3.1%+11.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.9%−47.9 pts
Average commute29.822.4+7.3
Worked from home2.4%19.4%−17.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured7.9%6.9%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025