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Meriden, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Meriden is a Census city of 60,545 people across 23.73 square miles of land, in South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Median household income is $71,253, 60.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 75 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $33.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Meriden
What Meriden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area23.73 sq mi
- Water area0.36 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,551
- County holding the largest share of its areaSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meriden
How many people live in Meriden
- Population60,545
- Median age38.9
- Population under 1813,259
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over9,782
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households24,631
- Family households15,822
- Share of households that are families64.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meriden
Income and work in Meriden
- Median household income$71,253
- Per capita income$37,538
- Civilian labor force31,688
- Employed29,168
- Unemployed2,520 plus or minus 591
- Unemployment rate8.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over42,279
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meriden
Housing in Meriden
- Housing units26,585
- Occupied units24,631
- Vacant units1,954
- Vacancy rate7.4 percent
- Owner occupied14,807
- Renter occupied9,824
- Ownership rate60.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$241,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,294
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Single family units14,502
- Share single family54.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11,921
- Share in buildings of two or more44.8 percent
- Mobile homes139 plus or minus 83
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meriden
How Meriden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute26,014
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,617
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,644
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.4 percent
- Drove alone75.8 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent
- Public transport1.9 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home8.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meriden
SBA loans in Meriden (7(a))
- Approvals75
- Gross approval$33,410,000
- Average approval$445,467
- Median approval$160,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$878,400
- Largest approval$4,800,000
- Jobs supported743
- Jobs per approval9.9
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full10
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.3 percent
- Share to franchises10.7 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS48
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meriden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Meriden
SBA loans in Meriden (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$15,536,000
- Average approval$1,195,077
- Median approval$1,107,000
- Largest approval$2,621,000
- Jobs supported136
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meriden, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, not Meriden
South Central Connecticut Planning Region context, not Meriden figures
- Establishments in South Central Connecticut Planning Region13,779
- Covered employment, South Central Connecticut Planning Region281,946
- Average annual pay, South Central Connecticut Planning Region$75,517
- Housing units permitted, South Central Connecticut Planning Region1,014
Every figure in this section is published for South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Meriden.
All South Central Connecticut Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Meriden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Meriden, Connecticut?
60,545, in 24,631 households. Meriden city covers 23.73 square miles of land, which is 2,551 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Meriden in?
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Meriden?
$71,253. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $241,200. Median gross rent is $1,294 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Meriden businesses?
75 7(a) approvals totaling $33.4 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $160,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $15.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meriden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Meriden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Meriden. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Meriden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Meriden.
Is zoning published for Meriden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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