Meriden is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 60,849 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Meriden is the 13th largest community in Connecticut.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Meriden citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.18% of adults in Meriden have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Meriden in 2022 was $37,538, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,152 for a family of four. However, Meriden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Meriden is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Meriden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Meriden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Meriden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Meriden include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Meriden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.