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)