| | Garner, NC | Meridian, MS | United States |
| Population | 30,859 | 35,625 | 329,725,481 |
| Female Population | 51.5% | 52.9% | 50.5% |
| Male Population | 48.5% | 47.2% | 49.5% |
| Median Age | 36.8 | 37.7 | 38.4 |
| space3 | | | |
| Population - 2010 | 25,911 | 41,093 | 309,327,143 |
| Population - 2000 | 17,757 | 39,968 | 285,036,114 |
| Population - 1990 | 14,967 | 41,036 | 251,960,433 |
| Pop. 2000 to Now | 81.2% | -9.9% | 15.6% |
| Pop. 1990 to Now | 115.0% | -12.3% | 30.8% |
| space4 | | | |
| Population Density | 1,978.7 | 662.9 | 93.4 |
| Land Area | 15.6 | 53.7 | 3,531,905.4 |
| Water Area | 0.0 | 0.8 | 264,836.8 |
| space | | | |
| Est. Total Population By Age | | | |
| | Garner, NC | Meridian, MS | United States |
| Age 0 to 4 | 6.7% | 6.8% | 5.9% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 6.2% | 6.7% | 6.1% |
| Age 10 to 14 | 4.6% | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| Age 18 to 20 | 3.4% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Age 21 to 24 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Age 25 to 34 | 18.3% | 13.6% | 13.8% |
| Age 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 11.8% | 12.9% |
| Age 45 to 54 | 13.0% | 11.1% | 12.6% |
| Age 55 to 59 | 4.9% | 6.6% | 6.7% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 7.0% | 7.2% | 6.3% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| space1 | | | |
| Race | | | |
| | Garner, NC | Meridian, MS | United States |
| White | 57.2% | 28.9% | 59.4% |
| Black | 27.2% | 65.5% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 0.9% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Two or More Races | 3.4% | 1.3% | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 10.0% | 2.8% | 18.4% |
| space2 | | | |
| Marriage & Family | | | |
| | Garner, NC | Meridian, MS | United States |
| Married Population | 51.9% | 38.5% | 49.8% |
| Currently Married | 50.4% | 34.4% | 48.0% |
| Married but Separated | 1.4% | 4.1% | 1.8% |
| Single Population | 48.1% | 61.5% | 50.2% |
| Never Married | 33.2% | 38.8% | 33.8% |
| Divorced | 9.7% | 14.3% | 10.8% |
| Widowed | 5.2% | 8.4% | 5.6% |
| space5 | | | |
| Household Size | 2.51 | 2.31 | 2.60 |
| Households | 12,221 | 14,904 | 124,010,992 |
| Family Households | 7,884 | 8,578 | 80,755,759 |
| Married couple, w/children | 32.4% | 19.4% | 30.5% |
| Married couple, no children | 42.9% | 35.4% | 42.9% |
| Non Family Households | 4,337 | 6,326 | 43,255,233 |
| Single householder, w/children | 14.0% | 29.6% | 15.8% |
| Single householder, no children | 10.7% | 15.6% | 10.8% |