COMPARING TWO PLACES
Epes vs Meridian
PLACE A
Epes, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Epes is 100% smaller than Meridian. Meridian earns more, with a median household income $85,639 higher. Meridian has grown faster since 2000 (57% vs 42%).
EPESMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population268142,988−100% vs Meridian
Population density413,879−3,839
Population growth41.7%56.7%−15.0 pts
Median age39.537.5+2.0
Male55.4%49.7%+5.6 pts
Female44.6%50.3%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.3%80.6%−80.3 pts
Black99.7%1.2%+98.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Median household income$15,156$100,795−$85,639
Per capita income$15,172$50,506−$35,334
Poverty rate49.2%6.0%+43.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.425+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%44.2%−18.1 pts
Graduate degree2.6%14.8%−12.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%2.7%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation35.5%69.7%−34.2 pts
Median home value$56,700$531,600−$474,900
Median gross rent$525$1,805−$1,280
Owner-occupied93.7%74.6%+19.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.9%3.1%+13.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.9%−47.9 pts
Average commute28.822.4+6.4
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured1.7%6.9%−5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025