Median Household Income
$57,340
Median Home Value
$168,800
Median Gross Rent
$920/mo
Poverty Rate
18.9%
Unemployment Rate
6.6%
Homeownership Rate
73.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14.5%
Median Age
43.5
Population Over Time
Meriwether County shrank 2.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
21,434
2016
21,195
2018
21,113
2020
21,080
2022
20,679
2024
20,929
Business & Industry
Meriwether County has 318 business establishments employing 3,152 people.
Construction
40
Other services (except public administration)
36
Accommodation and food services
30
Health care and social assistance
23
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
21
Finance and insurance
15
Professional, scientific, and technical services
13
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
7
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.