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Meridian, ID vs Towson, MD

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- Towson is 0% more densely populated than Meridian.
- People are 30.2% less likely to be married in Towson.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years younger in Towson.
 Meridian, IDTowson, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock59,014329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3338.4
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 Population - 201077,429  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock51,793285,036,114
 Population - 19909,596  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,162.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,169.793.4
 Land Area33.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Meridian, IDTowson, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%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  Unlock9.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Meridian, IDTowson, MDUnited States
 White83.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock15.6%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Meridian, IDTowson, MDUnited States
 Married Population59.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married25.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households40,796  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,11180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,357  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.7%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 Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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