COMPARING TWO PLACES
Demopolis vs Meridian
PLACE A
Demopolis, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Demopolis is 95% smaller than Meridian. Meridian earns more, with a median household income $65,993 higher. Meridian has grown faster since 2000 (57% vs -4%).
DEMOPOLISMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population6,641142,988−95% vs Meridian
Population density3743,879−3,505
Population growth-4.3%56.7%−60.9 pts
Median age45.137.5+7.6
Male44.6%49.7%−5.1 pts
Female55.4%50.3%+5.1 pts
Foreign-born2.2%5.0%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.7%80.6%−29.9 pts
Black43.2%1.2%+42.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%10.5%−8.0 pts
Asian0.6%2.4%−1.8 pts
Other3.0%5.3%−2.4 pts
Median household income$34,802$100,795−$65,993
Per capita income$33,986$50,506−$16,520
Poverty rate26.0%6.0%+20.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5750.425+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%44.2%−16.7 pts
Graduate degree14.0%14.8%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%2.7%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation53.7%69.7%−16.0 pts
Median home value$183,600$531,600−$348,000
Median gross rent$692$1,805−$1,113
Owner-occupied54.9%74.6%−19.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%3.1%+10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%47.9%+3.5 pts
Average commute23.522.4+1.1
Worked from home6.2%19.4%−13.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured6.8%6.9%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025