COMPARING TWO PLACES
Needham vs Meridian
PLACE A
Needham, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Needham is 100% smaller than Meridian.
NEEDHAMMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population0142,988−100% vs Meridian
Population density03,879−3,879
Population growth–56.7%–
Median age–37.5–
Male43.8%49.7%−6.0 pts
Female56.3%50.3%+6.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%80.6%+19.4 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 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–$100,795–
Per capita income–$50,506–
Poverty rate0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)–0.425–
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%44.2%−44.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.8%−14.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation43.8%69.7%−26.0 pts
Median home value–$531,600–
Median gross rent–$1,805–
Owner-occupied100.0%74.6%+25.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households–47.9%–
Average commute–22.4–
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024