COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lake vs Meridian
PLACE A
Lake, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Lake is 100% smaller than Meridian. Meridian earns more, with a median household income $68,652 higher. Meridian has grown faster since 2000 (57% vs 47%).
LAKEMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population470142,988−100% vs Meridian
Population density933,879−3,786
Population growth46.6%56.7%−10.0 pts
Median age37.037.5−0.5
Male39.8%49.7%−9.9 pts
Female60.2%50.3%+9.9 pts
Foreign-born0.8%5.0%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.8%80.6%−47.8 pts
Black61.5%1.2%+60.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%10.5%−9.9 pts
Asian0.4%2.4%−2.0 pts
Other4.8%5.3%−0.5 pts
Median household income$32,143$100,795−$68,652
Per capita income$20,179$50,506−$30,327
Poverty rate15.5%6.0%+9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.425+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%44.2%−33.5 pts
Graduate degree0.9%14.8%−13.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation59.0%69.7%−10.7 pts
Median home value$77,000$531,600−$454,600
Median gross rent$729$1,805−$1,076
Owner-occupied51.9%74.6%−22.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%3.1%+6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.8%47.9%−24.1 pts
Average commute23.022.4+0.6
Worked from home1.3%19.4%−18.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured7.5%6.9%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025