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Island Park, ID vs Meridian, ID

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- Meridian is 0% more densely populated than Island Park.
- People are 15.4% more likely to be married in Meridian.
- The Median Age is 26.1 years younger in Meridian.
 Island Park, IDMeridian, IDUnited States
 Population  Unlock115,227329,725,481
 Female Population35.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population64.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 2010272  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock34,919285,036,114
 Population - 1990159  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock247.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now63.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,430.793.4
 Land Area6.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Island Park, IDMeridian, IDUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 342.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Island Park, IDMeridian, IDUnited States
 White100.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Island Park, IDMeridian, IDUnited States
 Married Population51.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.3%50.2%
 Never Married7.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.8%10.8%
 Widowed10.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.822.60
 Households89  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock30,43980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households43  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children0.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Island Park    1 Reviews

Love going to Island park in the summer to ride quads and float the river, and in the winter to ride snowmobiles and spend time at the cabin with  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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