COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thomasville vs Meridian
PLACE A
Thomasville, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Thomasville is 100% smaller than Meridian. Meridian earns more, with a median household income $80,045 higher. Meridian has grown faster since 2000 (57% vs -66%).
THOMASVILLEMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population8142,988−100% vs Meridian
Population density213,879−3,858
Population growth-66.2%56.7%−122.8 pts
Median age10.537.5−27.0
Male50.0%49.7%+0.3 pts
Female50.0%50.3%−0.3 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$20,750$100,795−$80,045
Per capita income$22,153$50,506−$28,353
Poverty rate0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.425−0.1
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 participation33.3%69.7%−36.4 pts
Median home value$9,999$531,600−$521,601
Median gross rent–$1,805–
Owner-occupied100.0%74.6%+25.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate94.1%3.1%+91.0 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%47.9%+52.1 pts
Average commute–22.4–
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured25.0%6.9%+18.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024