PlainZIP

Meridian, ID

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Meridian, ID: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 84,106. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MERIDIAN-ID · Meridian, ID 2 ZIPs · 84,106 pop · #4475/25278 · Ada County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $99,885
  • RANK-TOP #4475/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Star
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-SMALL 84,106
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 83642→83646
  • HOME-HIGH $538,050

Nearest income peer: Star, ID (+ $206 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Meridian

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Meridian on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Meridian, ID sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
84,106
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$99,885
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $99,885 and home value $538,050 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 44.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Meridian as a pure owner town.

Within Idaho, Hailey is the closest lower-income city and Star the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Meridian.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Meridian differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Meridian: $96,909 in ZIP 83642 to $102,861 in 83646. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

83642 to 83646

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

83642 to 83646

Poverty-rate spread
1 points

83646 to 83642

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 83646 skews compact Meridian

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 83646 covers about 56% of Meridian's 84,106 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Meridian

Citywide ZBP: 4,217 establishments, 60,736 employees , annual payroll $3,453,227k (~50 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 83642 (2,696 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (616) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Meridian, ID

These ZIP codes sit in Ada County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Meridian. See the Ada County roll-up →

Meridian sits in the upper half of Ada County on income: Boise, Kuna and Garden City report less, while Eagle reports more. Eagle marks the far end of that range at $125,203, 25% above Meridian.

Side-by-side: Compare 83646 vs 83642 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
83646 47,098 $102,861 1,521 660
83642 37,008 $96,909 2,696 348
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Meridian roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Meridian, .