| ECONOMY | Meridian | Fruitland | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.70% | 8.70% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 1.53% | -0.97% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 35.36% | 29.36% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.00% | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.40% | 7.40% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $23,463 | $19,890 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $59,071 | $45,899 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 7.05% | 9.83% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 7.92% | 13.74% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 9.78% | 11.67% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.97% | 20.20% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 25.25% | 23.82% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 15.95% | 13.33% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 12.80% | 4.62% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 4.06% | 1.90% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.13% | 0.83% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.09% | 0.06% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 17.42% | 10.32% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 21.76% | 12.19% | 20.61% |
| Service | 12.46% | 20.44% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 29.47% | 22.20% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.25% | 7.00% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 9.39% | 12.45% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 9.25% | 15.40% | 14.05% |
