Meriden

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  4. Meriden Employment Information
  5. Meriden Family Information
  6. Meriden Education Information
  7. Meriden Public Benefits Information
  8. Meriden Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Meriden Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 318
  • Land Area (2000): 91.386 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 134
Meriden Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 87 27.97%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 224 72.03%

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Meriden Employment Information Back to top
Meriden Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 19 19.79%
2. Construction 15 15.62%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 8 8.33%
4. Truck Transportation 7 7.29%
5. Food Manufacturing 5 5.21%
6. Other Transportation 5 5.21%
7. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 5 5.21%
8. Public Administration 4 4.17%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3 3.12%
10. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 2 2.08%
11. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 2 2.08%
12. Department and Other General Stores 2 2.08%
13. Educational Services 2 2.08%
14. Electrical Goods, Wholesale 2 2.08%
15. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 2 2.08%
16. Lumber and Construction Materials, Wholesale 2 2.08%
17. Office Supplies and Stationery 2 2.08%
18. Rail Transportation 2 2.08%
19. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 2 2.08%
20. U.S. Postal Service 2 2.08%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 9 14.29%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 7 11.11%
3. Farm Supplies, Wholesale 6 9.52%
4. Finance and Insurance 6 9.52%
5. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 6 9.52%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 5 7.94%
7. Educational Services 5 7.94%
8. Social Assistance 4 6.35%
9. Machinery Manufacturing 3 4.76%
10. Chemical Manufacturing 2 3.17%
11. Department and Other General Stores 2 3.17%
12. Electrical Goods, Wholesale 2 3.17%
13. Other Transportation 2 3.17%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 2 3.17%
15. U.S. Postal Service 2 3.17%

Meriden Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 17 17.71%
2. Farmers and Farm Managers 14 14.58%
3. Other Production Occupations 6 6.25%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 6 6.25%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 5 5.21%
6. Other Protective Service Workers 5 5.21%
7. Plant and System Operators 5 5.21%
8. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 5 5.21%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4 4.17%
10. Agricultural Workers 3 3.12%
11. Other Office and Admin Support 3 3.12%
12. Assemblers and Fabricators 2 2.08%
13. Carpenters 2 2.08%
14. Construction Laborers 2 2.08%
15. Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 2 2.08%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 2 2.08%
17. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 2 2.08%
18. Other Construction Trades 2 2.08%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2 2.08%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 2 2.08%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 7 11.11%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 7 11.11%
3. Secretaries and Admins 6 9.52%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 5 7.94%
5. Farmers and Farm Managers 4 6.35%
6. Other Healthcare Support 4 6.35%
7. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 4 6.35%
8. Agricultural Workers 3 4.76%
9. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 3 4.76%
10. Other Production Occupations 3 4.76%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 2 3.17%
12. Child Care Workers 2 3.17%
13. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 2 3.17%
14. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 2 3.17%
15. Other Personal Care, Not child care 2 3.17%
16. Personal Appearance Workers 2 3.17%
17. Registered Nurses 2 3.17%
18. Therapists 2 3.17%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 1 1.59%

Meriden Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 133 55.88%
15-35 hours 25 10.50%
1-14 hours 18 7.56%
No regular hours 62 26.05%

Meriden Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 14 9.79%
5 AM-5:29 AM 14 9.79%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 8 5.59%
6 AM-6:29 AM 14 9.79%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 3 2.10%
7 AM-7:29 AM 22 15.38%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 22 15.38%
8 AM-8:29 AM 6 4.20%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 3 2.10%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 3 2.10%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 2 1.40%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 20 13.99%
4 PM-11:59 PM 12 8.39%

Meriden Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 9 6.29%
5-9 6 4.20%
10-14 23 16.08%
15-19 10 6.99%
20-24 13 9.09%
25-29 3 2.10%
30-34 25 17.48%
35-39 0 0.00%
40-44 10 6.99%
45-59 6 4.20%
60-89 25 17.48%
At least 90 13 9.09%

Meriden Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 64 44.76%
30-44 4 2.80% 31 21.68%
45-59 0 0.00% 6 4.20%
At least 60 0 0.00% 38 26.57%

Meriden Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 16 10.46%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 112 73.20%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 2 1.31%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 4 2.61%
Color 6 Box Walked 9 5.88%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 10 6.54%

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Meriden Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 116 (311 people)
Families (2000): 81 (272 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 32
People at same address in 1995: 197
Meriden Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 6 5.17%
$10,000-$14,999 4 3.45%
$15,000-$19,999 12 10.34%
$20,000-$24,999 0 0.00%
$25,000-$29,999 5 4.31%
$30,000-$34,999 10 8.62%
$35,000-$39,999 12 10.34%
$40,000-$44,999 16 13.79%
$45,000-$49,999 3 2.59%
$50,000-$59,999 20 17.24%
$60,000-$74,999 7 6.03%
$75,000-$99,999 16 13.79%
$100,000-$124,999 4 3.45%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 1 0.86%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Meriden Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 30 24.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 42 33.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 5 4.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 13 10.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 21 16.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 8 6.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 4 3.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1 0.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Meriden Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 106 29.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 57 15.66%
Public Assistance 3 0.82%
Retirement 13 3.57%
Self Employment 39 10.71%
Social Security 34 9.34%
Supplemental Security 0 0.00%
Wage / Salary 91 25.00%
Other 21 5.77%

Meriden Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 28 47.46%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 31 52.54%

Meriden Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 14 11.29%
Color 1 Box Married 68 54.84%
Color 2 Box Never Married 35 28.23%
Color 3 Box Widowed 7 5.65%

Meriden Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4 3.33%
Color 1 Box Married 70 58.33%
Color 2 Box Never Married 25 20.83%
Color 3 Box Widowed 21 17.50%

Meriden Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Meriden Education Information Back to top
Meriden Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 11 4.80%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 23 10.04%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 80 34.93%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 65 28.38%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 23 10.04%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 13 5.68%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 14 6.11%

Meriden Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 1 0.31% 0 0.00% 1 0.31%
Kindergarten 3 0.94% 0 0.00% 3 0.94%
Grades 1-4 14 4.40% 0 0.00% 14 4.40%
Grades 5-8 8 2.52% 7 2.20% 15 4.72%
Grades 9-12 12 3.77% 3 0.94% 15 4.72%
Undergrad college 9 2.83% 2 0.63% 11 3.46%
Graduate or professional school 5 1.57% 0 0.00% 5 1.57%
Total 52 16.35% 12 3.77% 64 20.13%

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Meriden Public Benefits Information Back to top
Meriden Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 266 85.53%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 45 14.47%

Meriden Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Meriden Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Meriden Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 42 13.21%
10-19 Years 48 15.09%
20-29 Years 26 8.18%
30-39 Years 54 16.98%
40-49 Years 45 14.15%
50-59 Years 50 15.72%
60-69 Years 17 5.35%
70-79 Years 23 7.23%
80-89 Years 13 4.09%
90+ Years 0 0.00%

Meriden Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 170 53.46%
Color 1 Box Female 148 46.54%

Meriden Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 317 99.69%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1 0.31%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%

Meriden Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 115 32.95%
2. Irish 48 13.75%
3. English 44 12.61%
4. United States Or American 28 8.02%
5. Norwegian 23 6.59%
6. Polish 16 4.58%
7. Swedish 16 4.58%
8. French Non-Basque 13 3.72%
9. Italian 10 2.87%
10. Welsh 10 2.87%

Meriden Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 268 96.75%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 7 2.53%
3. Yiddish 2 0.72%

Meriden Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 311 100.00%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

Meriden Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Meriden Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.