COMPARING TWO PLACES
Enterprise vs Meridian
PLACE A
Enterprise, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Enterprise is 99% smaller than Meridian. Meridian earns more, with a median household income $42,402 higher. Meridian has grown faster since 2000 (57% vs 6%).
ENTERPRISEMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population2,103142,988−99% vs Meridian
Population density1,4343,879−2,446
Population growth5.8%56.7%−50.9 pts
Median age40.937.5+3.4
Male47.1%49.7%−2.6 pts
Female52.9%50.3%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born0.2%5.0%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%80.6%+10.7 pts
Black1.5%1.2%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%10.5%−8.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other5.4%5.3%+0.1 pts
Median household income$58,393$100,795−$42,402
Per capita income$40,412$50,506−$10,094
Poverty rate10.2%6.0%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5550.425+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%44.2%−6.7 pts
Graduate degree9.7%14.8%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%2.7%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation64.4%69.7%−5.3 pts
Median home value$319,800$531,600−$211,800
Median gross rent$798$1,805−$1,007
Owner-occupied68.1%74.6%−6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%3.1%+7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households34.3%47.9%−13.6 pts
Average commute8.122.4−14.3
Worked from home7.0%19.4%−12.5 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.1%+1.4 pts
Uninsured4.5%6.9%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025