COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cuba vs Meridian
PLACE A
Cuba, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Cuba is 99% smaller than Meridian. Meridian earns more, with a median household income $58,420 higher. Meridian has grown faster since 2000 (57% vs -9%).
CUBAMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population1,131142,988−99% vs Meridian
Population density2,0833,879−1,796
Population growth-8.5%56.7%−65.2 pts
Median age47.137.5+9.6
Male48.5%49.7%−1.2 pts
Female51.5%50.3%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.6%80.6%+10.0 pts
Black2.9%1.2%+1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%10.5%−8.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other4.7%5.3%−0.6 pts
Median household income$42,375$100,795−$58,420
Per capita income$27,441$50,506−$23,065
Poverty rate22.7%6.0%+16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.425Even
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%44.2%−31.3 pts
Graduate degree1.9%14.8%−12.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%2.7%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation52.5%69.7%−17.2 pts
Median home value$63,900$531,600−$467,700
Median gross rent$829$1,805−$976
Owner-occupied78.6%74.6%+4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%3.1%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%47.9%−0.8 pts
Average commute35.022.4+12.6
Worked from home8.4%19.4%−11.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.0%6.9%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025