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Meridian, ID vs Johnson City, TN

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- Johnson City is 0% more densely populated than Meridian.
- People are 27.9% less likely to be married in Johnson City.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in Johnson City.
 Meridian, IDJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock69,521329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.338.4
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 Population - 201077,429  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,469285,036,114
 Population - 19909,596  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,162.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,613.593.4
 Land Area33.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Meridian, IDJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Meridian, IDJohnson City, TNUnited States
 White83.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.8%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Meridian, IDJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Married Population59.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.0%50.2%
 Never Married25.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households40,796  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,92980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,357  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.6%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Johnson City    15 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

There are many things to do if you’re the outdoors type .Closest beach is about 5hrs away. There’s medium range of shopping. It does not have high end retail. Most  More

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I've been fortunate to live all over the world, but privileged to have been born in East Tennessee. I live here now, and it has the perfect mix of small town  More

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I’ve lived near here all my life, moved here in 2015. I love this area!! Great people with great attitudes!! Excellent shopping with lots of restaurants, but low  More

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