Humidity & wind
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Population
60,810
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$241,200
Owner-occupied units
Meriden, CT
Connecticut · 41.537° N, 72.795° W · 24 sq mi
Meriden is a city in Connecticut, with a population of 60,810 and about 2,562 residents per square mile. The median household earns $71,253 a year, and the median home is worth $241,200.
Conditions
UV index
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
24 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,562
People per square mile
Rank by population
#713
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#570
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$71,253
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,294
Per month
Homeownership
60.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23 min
One way
People
Median age
38.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
22.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
10.7%
Households
24,631
2.42 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.7%
Manufacturing 13.3%
Retail trade 11.4%
Professional & business services 9.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Connecticut
Name
Steve Cohen
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$21.3B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Greenwich
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Connecticut · private sector
Employer
Hartford HealthCare
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Connecticut
Company
Cigna
Revenue
$247.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Bloomfield
Ticker
CI
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Connecticut
State bird
American Robin
State flower
Mountain Laurel
State capital
Hartford
Nickname
The Constitution State
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- East Hartford, CT18 mi · 50,918
- West Haven, CT20 mi · 55,351
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