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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Connecticut

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Meriden, Connecticut




Meriden (city), Connecticut

   People QuickFactsMeridenConnecticut
Population, 2003 estimate 58,9623,483,372
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.2%2.3%
Population, 2000 58,2443,405,565
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -2.0%3.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.1%6.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.7%24.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.1%13.8%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.6%51.6%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)80.2%81.6%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)6.4%9.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.4%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.4%2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)ZZ
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)8.6%4.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.9%2.2%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 21.1%9.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 57.4%58.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 6.5%10.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 24.0%18.3%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 77.6%84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 16.4%31.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.424.4
 
Housing units, 2000 24,6311,385,975
Homeownership rate, 2000 59.9%66.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $119,000$166,900
 
Households, 2000 22,9511,301,670
Persons per household, 2000 2.492.53
Median household income, 1999 $43,237$53,935
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,597$28,766
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 11.0%7.9%
   Business QuickFactsMeridenConnecticut
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 220,42276,167,938
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 570,10834,938,893
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,032$10,690
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 49,5913,746,560
Total number of firms, 1997 3,386284,022
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 7.4%7.2%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 18.3%25.5%
   Geography QuickFactsMeridenConnecticut
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 244,845
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,452.8702.9
FIPS Code 4645009
Counties



(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:03:57 EST

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