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Meridian, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Meridian is a Census city of 34,137 people across 53.74 square miles of land, in Lauderdale County. Median household income is $36,562, 48.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 32 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $22.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Meridian
What Meridian is
- Census place typecity
- Land area53.74 sq mi
- Water area0.76 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land635
- County holding the largest share of its areaLauderdale 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.
Meridian
How many people live in Meridian
- Population34,137
- Median age39.4
- Population under 188,109
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over6,205
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Households14,559
- Family households7,940
- Share of households that are families54.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meridian
Income and work in Meridian
- Median household income$36,562
- Per capita income$25,094
- Civilian labor force14,311
- Employed13,179
- Unemployed1,132 plus or minus 292
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over22,886
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Meridian
- Housing units17,677
- Occupied units14,559
- Vacant units3,118
- Vacancy rate17.6 percent
- Owner occupied7,083
- Renter occupied7,476
- Ownership rate48.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$910
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.9 percent
- Single family units10,997
- Share single family62.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,189
- Share in buildings of two or more35.0 percent
- Mobile homes491 plus or minus 159
- Median year structure built1969
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 commute12,600
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,851
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,067 plus or minus 461
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Drove alone79.1 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home5.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Meridian
SBA loans in Meridian (7(a))
- Approvals32
- Gross approval$22,892,600
- Average approval$715,394
- Median approval$147,900
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,992,200
- Largest approval$4,963,900
- Jobs supported362
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.1 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS23
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meridian, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Meridian
SBA loans in Meridian (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,576,000
- Average approval$858,667
- Median approval$1,074,000
- Largest approval$1,133,000
- Jobs supported42
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meridian, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Meridian
Flood risk in Meridian
- NFIP communityCity of Meridian
- NFIP community number280096
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date05/16/13
The City of Meridian participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280096 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lauderdale County, not Meridian
Lauderdale County context, not Meridian figures
- Establishments in Lauderdale County1,754
- Covered employment, Lauderdale County31,040
- Average annual pay, Lauderdale County$47,153
- Housing units permitted, Lauderdale County27
Every figure in this section is published for Lauderdale County as a whole and is not a measurement of Meridian.
All Lauderdale County 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.
Coverage
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, Mississippi?
34,137, in 14,559 households. Meridian city covers 53.74 square miles of land, which is 635 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?
Lauderdale 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?
$36,562. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,900. Median gross rent is $910 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?
32 7(a) approvals totaling $22.9 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $147,900, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.6 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?
No rate is published for Meridian. Only 5 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.
Is Meridian in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Meridian appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Meridian, city of, community 280096, carrying Community Rating System class 9, 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 Lauderdale 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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