Meridian, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Meridian, MS: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 67,084. 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-MS · Meridian, MS 4 ZIPs · 67,084 pop · #22712/25278 · Lauderdale County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $46,630
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22712/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marion
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-SMALL 67,084
  • SPREAD-WIDE 39307→39305
  • HOME-LOW $127,700

Nearest income peer: Marion, MS ( $1,332 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, MS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
67,084
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,630
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.

Lower-income footing on only 4 ZIPs ($46,630 average) · poverty 29.9%. The primary code (39301) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.2%) for this income tier, rent $974 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Mississippi, Dennis is the closest lower-income city and French Camp 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

Meridian's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $30,413 in ZIP 39307 to $67,712 in ZIP 39305, while home values span $91,300 in 39307 to $172,400 in 39305. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.2×

39307 to 39305

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.9×

39307 to 39305

Poverty-rate spread
14 points

39305 to 39307

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

Meridian residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Meridian: the largest, 39301, is only about 41% of 67,084 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Meridian

Citywide ZBP: 1,520 establishments, 25,594 employees , annual payroll $1,169,778k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39301 (974 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (303) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Meridian, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Lauderdale County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Meridian. See the Lauderdale County roll-up →

Meridian sits in the lower half of Lauderdale County on income: Collinsville, Lauderdale and Toomsuba report more, and only Marion reports less. Collinsville marks the far end of that range at $88,112, 89% above Meridian.

Side-by-side: Compare 39301 vs 39305 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
39301 27,449 $41,766 974 38
39305 20,431 $67,712 325 72
39307 18,603 $30,413 211 75
39309 601 n/a 10 391

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, .