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Meriden School District

Meriden School District is a unified school district in Connecticut with a community population of 60,545. The median household income is $71,253 and the median age is 38.9.

60,545

Population

2551

People / sq mi

$71,253

Median Income

38.9

Median Age

Meriden School District covers 24 sq mi of land at 2551.2 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White54.2%
Black or African American0.1%
Asian41.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$71,253

Median Household Income

$37,538

Per Capita Income

8.6%

Poverty Rate

5.2%

Unemployment

Housing

$241,200

Median Home Value

$1,294

Median Rent

60.1%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

86.4%

High School+

22.2%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Meriden School District serves a community with a population of 60,545 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Connecticut.

The median household income in Meriden School District is $71,253, with a per capita income of $37,538. The poverty rate is 8.6%.

Meriden School District is 54.2% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 41.7% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Meriden School District, 86.4% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 22.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Meriden School District is $241,200, with a median rent of $1,294. The homeownership rate is 60.1%.

Data for Meriden School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0902400).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.