Meriden, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Meriden	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$37,350	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$91,118	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$107,674	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,625	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,935	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,698	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.6%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Meriden is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Meriden is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Meriden is 16% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Meriden is 43% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,739 $91,118 $182,236

City

$54,021 $81,041 $162,082

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Meriden median earnings by income bracket

Meriden employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.4%	10.4%
Manufacturing sector	12.1%	12.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.6%	11.6%
Public administration	12.7%	12.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	18.5%	18.5%
Education, health & social services	12.7%	12.7%
Other	14.5%	14.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ozawkie, KS	690	$122,409	50.5%
Grantville, KS	214	$104,288	28.2%
Lecompton, KS	890	$92,731	14.0%
Perry, KS	1,323	$89,706	10.3%
Hoyt, KS	620	$88,569	8.9%
Meriden, KS	805	$91,118	12.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Greenville, CA	805	$47,335	41.8%
Attapulgus, GA	805	$59,203	27.2%
Mullan, ID	805	$66,583	18.1%
Oneida, IL	805	$85,151	4.7%
Woods Bay, MT	805	$121,420	49.3%
Meriden, KS	805	$91,118	12.0%

Source: The Meriden, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.