People QuickFacts	Meriden	Connecticut
  	Population, 2006 estimate    	59,439	3,504,809
  	Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006    	2.1%	2.9%
  	Population, 2000    	58,244	3,405,565
  	Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000    	7.1%	6.6%
  	Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000    	25.7%	24.7%
  	Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000    	14.1%	13.8%
  	Female persons, percent, 2000    	51.6%	51.6% 			
  	White persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	80.2%	81.6%
  	Black persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	6.4%	9.1%
  	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	0.4%	0.3%
  	Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	1.4%	2.4%
  	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)    	Z	Z
  	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000    	2.9%	2.2%
  	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)    	21.1%	9.4% 			
  	Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over    	57.4%	58.2%
  	Foreign born persons, percent, 2000    	6.5%	10.9%
  	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000    	24.0%	18.3%
  	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000    	77.6%	84.0%
  	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000    	16.4%	31.4%
  	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000    	19.4	24.4 			
  	Housing units, 2000    	24,631	1,385,975
  	Homeownership rate, 2000    	59.9%	66.8%
  	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000    	$119,000	$166,900 			
  	Households, 2000    	22,951	1,301,670
  	Persons per household, 2000    	2.49	2.53
  	Median household income, 1999    	$43,237	$53,935
  	Per capita money income, 1999    	$20,597	$28,766
  	Persons below poverty, percent, 1999    	11.0%	7.9%

   	Business QuickFacts	Meriden	Connecticut
  	Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)    	202,681	86,932,049
  	Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)    	675,899	41,952,682
  	Retail sales per capita, 2002    	$11,530	$12,131
  	Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)    	56,027	6,681,803
  	Total number of firms, 2002    	3,578	301,571
  	Black-owned firms, percent, 2002    	5.4%	3.4%
  	American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002    	F	0.4%
  	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002    	F	2.4%
  	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002    	7.5%	3.1%
  	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002    	F	0.1%
  	Women-owned firms, percent, 2002    	23.1%	27.2% 			

   	Geography QuickFacts	Meriden	Connecticut
  	Land area, 2000 (square miles)    	23	4,844
  	Persons per square mile, 2000    	2,452.4	702.9
  	FIPS Code    	46450	09
 	Counties    	New Haven County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts