| ECONOMY | Blythewood | Meridian | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.00% | 7.70% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.89% | 1.53% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 33.78% | 35.36% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 7.00% | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.00% | 7.40% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $25,588 | $23,463 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $61,710 | $59,071 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 7.57% | 7.05% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 5.96% | 7.92% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 9.80% | 9.78% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 14.27% | 15.97% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 23.20% | 25.25% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 17.37% | 15.95% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 17.00% | 12.80% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.60% | 4.06% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.99% | 1.13% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.12% | 0.09% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 10.52% | 17.42% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 17.01% | 21.76% | 20.61% |
| Service | 13.08% | 12.46% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 29.60% | 29.47% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.10% | 0.25% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 11.80% | 9.39% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 17.90% | 9.25% | 14.05% |
