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Wasilla, AK vs Meridian, ID

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- Meridian is 0% more densely populated than Wasilla.
- People are 24.8% more likely to be married in Meridian.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years younger in Meridian.
 Wasilla, AKMeridian, IDUnited States
 Population  Unlock115,227329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 20107,887  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock34,919285,036,114
 Population - 19904,028  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock247.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now175.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,430.793.4
 Land Area12.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wasilla, AKMeridian, IDUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Wasilla, AKMeridian, IDUnited States
 White76.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian3.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wasilla, AKMeridian, IDUnited States
 Married Population47.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.822.60
 Households3,900  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock30,43980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,662  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  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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