Cities / Idaho / Meridian

Meridian, ID

130,138 people

Right Now

Weather

73.4°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 90°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Boise)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 9.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Red Flag Warning (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

BOI

9 mi — Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

Red Flag Warning — Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle; Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington

Population & People

Population

130,138

Median age

37.5

Median household income

$100,795

Poverty rate

6.0%

Unemployment rate

2.7%

Bachelor's degree+

44.2%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$531,600

Median gross rent

$1,805/mo

Homeownership rate

74.61%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,655

HUD Fair Market Rent (Ada County, 13 mi from Meridian), 2026. Efficiency $1170, 1BR $1381, 2BR $1655, 3BR $2318, 4BR $2772. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Idaho commercial electricity

9.25¢/kWh

Idaho industrial electricity

7.98¢/kWh

Idaho residential electricity

11.82¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

135552.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

101567.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for Idaho

873.6

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Source: FRED, Idaho-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BOI

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

9 mi away

GEG

Spokane International Airport

282 mi away

SLC

Salt Lake City International Airport

298 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Idaho energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Idaho economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).