Meriden, Connecticut demographics

Meriden, CT demographics: median age 38.9; 22.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Meriden city, Connecticut · Incorporated city · GEOID 0946450. The survey estimates a population of 60,545 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Meriden is 38.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 24,631 households (±738). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.9 ±1.3	41.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,545
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Under 18	13,259 ±998	21.9% ±1.6 pp	20.2%	22.0%
18–34	13,482 ±933	22.3% ±1.5 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	24,022 ±1,308	39.7% ±2.2 pp	39.4%	38.0%
65 and older	9,782 ±727	16.2% ±1.2 pp	18.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,545
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Male	29,075 ±852	48.0% ±1.4 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	31,470 ±852	52.0% ±1.4 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,545
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
White alone	32,808 ±1,545	54.2% ±2.6 pp	65.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,131 ±682	8.5% ±1.1 pp	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	378 ±193 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,529 ±503	2.5% ±0.8 pp	4.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	16 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	7,362 ±1,153	12.2% ±1.9 pp	7.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	13,321 ±1,642	22.0% ±2.7 pp	11.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,545
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,328 ±1,655	61.7% ±2.7 pp	81.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23,217 ±1,664	38.3% ±2.7 pp	18.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,610 ±605	35.0% ±2.2 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,123 ±446	8.6% ±1.8 pp	5.0%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,089 ±632	20.7% ±2.5 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	7,560 ±772	30.7% ±3.0 pp	29.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,249 ±287	5.1% ±1.2 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,040 ±462	28.6% ±1.7 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	17,591 ±1,002	71.4% ±3.5 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 24,631
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	7,560 ±772	30.7% ±3.0 pp	29.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,036 ±679	32.6% ±2.6 pp	33.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,168 ±530	16.9% ±2.1 pp	16.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,754 ±429	11.2% ±1.7 pp	13.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,522 ±318	6.2% ±1.3 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	296 ±128	1.2% ±0.5 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	295 ±120	1.2% ±0.5 pp	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 60,545
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Native	54,044 ±967	89.3% ±1.6 pp	84.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	6,501 ±962	10.7% ±1.6 pp	15.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 56,728
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
English only	38,633 ±1,445	68.1% ±2.5 pp	76.6%	77.7%
Spanish	15,582 ±1,358	27.5% ±2.4 pp	12.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	426 ±208	0.8% ±0.4 pp	1.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	64 ±63 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	382 ±153	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	377 ±165	0.7% ±0.3 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	252 ±261 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	256 ±244 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	39 ±56 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	26 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	357 ±215 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	120 ±86 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	214 ±179 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 42,279
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	5,758 ±690	13.6% ±1.6 pp	8.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	14,720 ±1,040	34.8% ±2.3 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,838 ±882	20.9% ±2.0 pp	16.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,587 ±490	8.5% ±1.1 pp	7.6%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,878 ±663	13.9% ±1.5 pp	23.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,498 ±540	8.3% ±1.3 pp	19.2%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 59,546
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Connecticut	U.S.
Same house	53,423 ±1,207	89.7% ±2.0 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,229 ±802	5.4% ±1.3 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,234 ±689	3.8% ±1.2 pp	2.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	432 ±211	0.7% ±0.4 pp	2.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	228 ±106	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.7% of Meriden residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.4% in Connecticut and 8.4% nationally. 90.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Meriden	Connecticut	U.S.	Compared with Connecticut
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.7% ±1.0 pp	5.4%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.1% ±1.2 pp	92.2%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.3% ±0.8 pp	4.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Meriden . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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