Moving to Meridian, New York

Population: 350. Estimated population in July 2024: 346 (-1.1% change)
Males: 180 (51.4%), Females: 170 (48.6%)

Cayuga County

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $41,250
Median house value: $62,500

Population by Race

Races in Meridian:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (25.4%), German (17.4%), French (12.3%), Irish (11.1%), United States (8.3%), Italian (7.4%).

Elevation: 455 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Meridian

  • High school or higher: 87.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Meridian village

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Meridian:

  • ALBERT LINDLEY LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; FULTON, NY)
  • AUBURN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; AUBURN, NY)
  • OSWEGO HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; OSWEGO, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Meridian:

  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 31 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 48 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
  • WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 67 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: ART)

Other public-use airports nearest to Meridian:

  • WHITFORDS (about 7 miles; WEEDSPORT, NY; Abbreviation: B16)
  • OSWEGO COUNTY (about 17 miles; FULTON, NY; Abbreviation: FZY)
  • CAMILLUS (about 20 miles; CAMILLUS, NY; Abbreviation: NY2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Meridian:

  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 20 miles; OSWEGO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,138)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 46 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 50 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)