COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lisman vs Meridian
PLACE A
Lisman, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Lisman is 100% smaller than Meridian. Meridian earns more, with a median household income $62,560 higher. Meridian has grown faster since 2000 (57% vs -21%).
LISMANMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population400142,988−100% vs Meridian
Population density1553,879−3,725
Population growth-20.8%56.7%−77.4 pts
Median age50.337.5+12.8
Male27.9%49.7%−21.8 pts
Female72.1%50.3%+21.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.7%80.6%−79.9 pts
Black88.6%1.2%+87.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other10.8%5.3%+5.4 pts
Median household income$38,235$100,795−$62,560
Per capita income$28,663$50,506−$21,843
Poverty rate38.9%6.0%+32.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5160.425+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%44.2%−21.8 pts
Graduate degree12.9%14.8%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate14.1%2.7%+11.4 pts
Labor force participation40.2%69.7%−29.5 pts
Median home value$73,300$531,600−$458,300
Median gross rent$823$1,805−$982
Owner-occupied86.6%74.6%+12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.3%3.1%+22.2 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%47.9%−27.9 pts
Average commute37.222.4+14.7
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured7.6%6.9%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025