Metro area · CBSA 32940
Meridian
The Meridian, MS metro area has 86,818 people. Median rent is $937, 22.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Lauderdale County at $1,006. Of the 9 places we track here, Shubuta has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$49,822
Median home value
$128,100
Unemployment
6.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,006
HUD, Lauderdale County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian | 34,137 | $910 | 29.9% |
| Quitman | 2,161 | $828 | 20.9% |
| Marion | 2,030 | $1,057 | 27.3% |
| Collinsville | 1,725 | $1,009 | 15.4% |
| Nellieburg | 1,197 | $953 | 18.9% |
| Stonewall | 968 | $800 | 34.1% |
| Meridian Station | 661 | $1,362 | 32.2% |
| Shubuta | 553 | $663 | 14.5% |
| Toomsuba | 512 | $953 | 22.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.