Meridian Idaho Population Growth

Posted by Jace

February 23, 2009

Since 1990 Meridian has grown from a rural town of 9,596 to city of over 73,000 in 2008. Almost every year since 1990 Meridian has had double digit increases in percentage population growth. When the Meridian real estate market was booming in 2005 and 2006 the city had upwards of 18% annual population growth. From 2007 to 2008 growth slowed 1.63%.

Year	Meridian	% Growth
2008	73,040	1.63%
2007	71,866	7.96%
2006	66,565	18.64%
2005	56,108	17.65%
2004	47,690	12.26%
2003	42,481	6.89%
2002	39,744	13.82%

2000	34,919	21.76%
1999	28,679	8.55%
1998	26,421	8.22%
1997	24,415	11.62%
1996	21,873	15.96%
1995	18,863	13.90%
1994	16,561	72.58%

1990	9,596