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Meridian, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Meridian is a Census city of 130,138 people across 37.13 square miles of land, in Ada County. Median household income is $100,795, 74.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 360 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $175.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Meridian
What Meridian is
- Census place typecity
- Land area37.13 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,505
- County holding the largest share of its areaAda County, 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.
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How many people live in Meridian
- Population130,138
- Median age37.5
- Population under 1832,588
- Share under 1825.0 percent
- Population 65 and over19,218
- Share 65 and over14.8 percent
- Households48,038
- Family households35,645
- Share of households that are families74.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Meridian
- Median household income$100,795
- Per capita income$50,506
- Civilian labor force70,251
- Employed68,385
- Unemployed1,866
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over86,969
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Meridian
- Housing units49,586
- Occupied units48,038
- Vacant units1,548 plus or minus 377
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Owner occupied35,839
- Renter occupied12,199
- Ownership rate74.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$531,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,805
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.5 percent
- Single family units42,115
- Share single family84.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,991
- Share in buildings of two or more14.1 percent
- Mobile homes471 plus or minus 162
- Median year structure built2007
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Meridian gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute54,280
- Commuting under 15 minutes13,452
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13,263
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.4 percent
- Drove alone71.8 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home19.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Meridian (7(a))
- Approvals360
- Gross approval$175,466,800
- Average approval$487,408
- Median approval$185,300
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,426,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported3,970
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome84
- Paid in full80
- Charged off4
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans4.8 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.6 percent
- Share to franchises19.7 percent
- Distinct lenders54
- Distinct industries by NAICS138
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meridian, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Meridian (504)
- Approvals165
- Gross approval$110,224,000
- Average approval$668,024
- Median approval$437,000
- Largest approval$4,697,000
- Jobs supported1,650
- Loans with a final outcome60
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans1.7 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meridian, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Meridian
- NFIP communityCity of Meridian
- NFIP community number160180
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The City of Meridian participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160180 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ada County, not Meridian
Ada County context, not Meridian figures
- Establishments in Ada County17,028
- Covered employment, Ada County288,010
- Average annual pay, Ada County$70,588
- Housing units permitted, Ada County5,137
Every figure in this section is published for Ada County as a whole and is not a measurement of Meridian.
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
Meridian questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Meridian, Idaho?
130,138, in 48,038 households. Meridian city covers 37.13 square miles of land, which is 3,505 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Meridian in?
Ada County, 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 Meridian?
$100,795. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $531,600. Median gross rent is $1,805 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Meridian businesses?
360 7(a) approvals totaling $175.5 m since FY2020, across 54 lenders, median approval $185,300, plus 165 504 approvals worth $110.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meridian, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Meridian borrowers get paid back?
Of the 84 loans that have reached a final outcome, 80 were paid in full and 4 charged off, a charge off rate of 4.8 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Meridian in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Meridian appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Meridian, city of, community 160180, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Meridian figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ada County 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 Meridian.
Is zoning published for Meridian?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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