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Population in July 2007: 59,225. Population change since 2000: +1.7%
 

Males: 28,214  (48.4%)
Females: 30,030  (51.6%)

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Median resident age:  36.2 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06450, 06451.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,400 (it was $43,237 in 2000)
Meriden  $47,400
Connecticut:  $60,941

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $192,400 (it was $119,000 in 2000)
Meriden  $192,400
Connecticut:  $271,500

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Races in Meriden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.9%)
  • Hispanic (21.1%)
  • Other race (8.6%)
  • Black (6.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Meriden: 129.3 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (17.8%), Irish (14.1%), Polish (13.7%), German (10.3%), English (8.2%), French (7.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/1806

Elevation: 140 feet

Land area: 23.7 square miles.

Population density: 2494 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Meriden

  • High school or higher: 77.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Meriden city

  • Never married: 28.4%
  • Now married: 51.2%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

3,762 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 2.1% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.7% North America).

This city:  6.5%
Connecticut:  10.9%



According to our research there were 89 registered sex offenders living in Meriden, Connecticut in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Meriden to the number of sex offenders is 665 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Meriden:  2.1% ($2,550)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
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Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (49.1 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (87.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Wallingford, CT (5.3 miles ), Wallingford Center, CT (6.0 miles ), Middlefield, CT (6.1 miles ), Berlin, CT (6.6 miles ), Kensington, CT (6.9 miles ), Southington, CT (7.2 miles ), Cheshire Village, CT (7.4 miles ), Cheshire, CT (7.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 34 buildings, average cost: $77,300
  • 1997: 37 buildings, average cost: $63,300
  • 1998: 53 buildings, average cost: $73,100
  • 1999: 41 buildings, average cost: $79,500
  • 2000: 68 buildings, average cost: $72,100
  • 2001: 46 buildings, average cost: $93,300
  • 2002: 71 buildings, average cost: $83,200
  • 2003: 95 buildings, average cost: $81,700
  • 2004: 133 buildings, average cost: $70,800
  • 2005: 118 buildings, average cost: $67,600
  • 2006: 58 buildings, average cost: $98,000
  • 2007: 66 buildings, average cost: $83,000

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 41.53 N, Longitude: 72.80 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,242 (-5.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 10,158 (37.1%)


People in group quarters in Meriden
  • 815 people in nursing homes
  • 190 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 31 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 31 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 19 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 17 people in religious group quarters
  • 16 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 9 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children

Area code: 203

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Meriden, Connecticut business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -1,224 (-2.1%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.3%
Connecticut:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)


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Crime in Meriden by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 32202113
    per 100,000 5.33.43.40.03.41.71.75.0
Rapes 114748141411
    per 100,000 19.46.811.96.813.523.623.618.5
Robberies 394756816012193135
    per 100,000 68.780.495.6136.9101.6204.0157.0226.7
Assaults 29941364857707873
    per 100,000 526.470.161.581.196.5118.0131.6122.6
Burglaries 401279526592504517504433
    per 100,000 705.9477.0897.91000.3853.3871.8850.6727.0
Thefts 1,3261,6611,5451,7871,6331,5111,6171,463
    per 100,000 2334.32839.92637.53019.42764.82547.92729.22456.3
Auto thefts 122130157110146182177215
    per 100,000 214.8222.3268.0185.9247.2306.9298.7361.0
Arson 00360201328
    per 100,000 0.00.05.110.10.033.721.947.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 287.3) 311.9215.2247.2268.3257.5294.6288.3295.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 137 (124 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.09
US city average:  3.00

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Meriden-area historical tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Meriden city center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 tornado 25.6 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Main business address for: CUNO INC (GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC).


Hospital/medical center in Meriden:
  • MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER (435 LEWIS AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Meriden:
  • GAYLORD HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; WALLINGFORD, CT)
  • MASONIC HOME AND HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WALLINGFORD, CT)
  • BRADLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (about 8 miles; SOUTHINGTON, CT)

Political contributions by individuals in Meriden, CT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Meriden:
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 18 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 21 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID: HVN)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 30 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Meriden:
  • MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (about 3 miles; MERIDEN, CT; ID: MMK)
  • HUMMINGBIRD (about 4 miles; WALLINGFORD, CT; ID: 4C3)
  • ROBERTSON FIELD (about 11 miles; PLAINVILLE, CT; ID: 4B8)

Amtrak station:
MERIDEN (60 STATE ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.cityofmeriden.org

Colleges/Universities in Meriden:
  • BRIO ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 38; Location: 1231 E MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)
  • H C WILCOX REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCH (Location: 298 OREGON RD; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Meriden:
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,967)
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,993)
  • QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; HAMDEN, CT; FT enrollment: 5,836)
  • YALE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 11,011)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,100)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 18 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
Public high schools in Meriden:
Public elementary/middle schools in Meriden:
Private elementary/middle schools in Meriden:
  • ST STANISLAUS SCHOOL (Students: 487; Location: 81 AKRON STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 159 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL SCHOOL (Students: 224; Location: 115 LEWIS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST MARY SCHOOL (Students: 109; Location: 97 GROVE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • CURTIS SCHOOL (Students: 31; Location: 380 CROWN ST; Grades: KG - 8; Boys only)
  • MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE (Students: 16; Location: 41 CENTER STREET ST ROSE PLACE; Grades: PK - 2)
Library in Meriden:
  • MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,728,728; Location: 105 MILLER ST.; 234,103 books; 7,730 audio materials; 1,950 video materials; 170 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Meriden: Castle Crag (A), Hunter Memorial Golf Course (B), The Corner (C), Andrews Homestead Museum (D), Law Enforcement Resource Center (E), Curtist Memorial Library (F), Meriden Public Library (G), YWCA (H), Veterans Memorial Hospital Health Sciences Library (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Centennial Plaza Shopping Center (1), Chamberlain Plaza Shopping Center (2), Park Plaza Shopping Center (3), Express Plaza Shopping Center (4), Meriden Hub Shopping Center (5), Meriden Parkade Shopping Center (6), Meriden Square Shopping Center (7), Mesites Plaza Shopping Center (8), South Meriden Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Meriden include: Parker African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (A), Door of Hope Community Church (B), All Saints Parish Church (C), Alpha and Omega Church (D), Saint Andrews Episcopal Church (E), Apostolic Community Church (F), Grace Baptist Church (G), Saint John Lutheran Church (H), Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Stanislaus Cemetery (1), Saint Patricks Cemetery (2), Saint Laurents Cemetery (3), Broad Street Cemetery (4), Sacred Heart Cemetery (5), West Cemetery (6), Burying Ground 1720 (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Bishops Pond (A), Hanover Pond (B), Mirror Lake (C), Baldwins Pond (D), Beaver Pond (E), Jordan Pond (F), Bradley Hubbard Reservoir (G), Black Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spoon Shop Brook (A), Cathole Brook (B), Crow Hollow Brook (C), Harbor Brook (D), Willow Brook (E), Sodom Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Meriden include: Ceppa Field (1), Kensington Avenue Park (2), Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park (3), Johnson Hill Park (4), Washington Park (5), Giuffrida Memorial Outdoor Center YMCA (6), Saint Johns Field (7), North End Field (8), West Peak State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Dossin Park Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Meriden Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Dequaine Lester Foundation (Museums; 39 West Main Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Meriden Inn (1102 East Main Street) (1), Extended Stay America (366 Bee Street) (2), Colonial Park Motel (1696 North Broad Street) (3), Silver City Grill (275 Research Parkway) (4), Candlewood Suites (1151 East Main Street) (5), Meriden Arms Motel (1899 North Broad Street) (6), East Inn Hotel (900 East Main Street Suite 2) (7), Yale Resident Apartments (900 East Main Street) (8), Flamingo Inn (1601 North Broad Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Connecticut State - Judicial Branch- Geographical Areas GA Criminal-Motor Vehicle-Smal- (54 West Main Street) (1), Connecticut State - Judicial Branch- Superior Court Housing- Meriden Judicial Dist (54 Wmain Street) (2), Meriden City - Probate Court- Office (City Hall) (3), Connecticut State - Judicial Branch- Superior Court Housing- Meriden- Housing Ses (54 West Main Street) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Meriden

Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.025 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.025 ppm in 2000, 0.027 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.092 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.087 ppm in 2000, 0.121 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.141 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.136 ppm in 2000, 0.157 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 26.3 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 24.2 µ/m3 in 2000, 34.0 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 14.6 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 15.1 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides: 0.0054 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0063 ppm in 2000, 0.0136 ppm in 1990).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Meriden and their reported violations in the past:

MERIDEN WATER DIVISION (Population served: 58441, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-01-1993 and APR-01-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-1994), St Public Notif received (7 times from AUG-31-1994 to MAR-31-1996), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 65 regular monitoring violations
BRADLEY HOME (Population served: 135, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and NOV-21-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2004 and NOV-12-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-12-2004)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
COOKS ISLAND VIEW MOTEL (Serves ME, Population served: 34, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (AUG-05-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-05-2002), St Boil Water Order (AUG-05-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-2002), St Public Notif received (AUG-20-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-26-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-26-2002)

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.2%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.0%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  3.9%

Meriden compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Meriden (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Meriden Westside Branch, Meriden Main Branch, Research Parkway Branch, Meriden Eastside Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Castle Bank & Trust Company: East Main Street Branch at 852 East Main Street, branch established on 2000-08-10; at 100 Hanover Street, branch established on 1999-04-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $61.2 mil, Deposits: $39.8 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Meriden Branch at 30 East Main Sreet, branch established on 1968-03-29; East Side Branch at 733 East Main Street, branch established on 1983-10-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • People's Bank: Meriden West Stop And Shop Branch at 566 West Main Street, branch established on 2000-04-04; Meridian Stop And Shop at 485 Broad Street, branch established on 1999-11-11. Info updated 2006-08-21: Bank assets: $10,700.1 mil, Deposits: $9,100.8 mil, headquarters in Bridgeport, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 160 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Meriden Branch at 400 East Main Street, branch established on 1854-01-01; East Meriden Street Branch at 1231 East Main Street, branch established on 1986-08-02. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Webster Bank, National Association: Meriden East Branch at 652 East Main Street, branch established on 1964-10-16. Info updated 2006-10-31: Bank assets: $16,847.6 mil, Deposits: $12,556.9 mil, headquarters in Waterbury, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: Webster Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 808$4,182,341$62,11464$92,513
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 300$829,360$33,174263$28,523


Meriden government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $5,616,000
    All Other: $3,254,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,337,000
    Parks & Recreation: $694,000
    Housing & Community Development: $86,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $44,000
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $13,103,000
    Water Utilities: $530,000
    General: $345,000
    Regular Highways: $37,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $101,326,000
    General - Other: $28,060,000
    Police Protection: $9,525,000
    Fire Protection: $6,616,000
    Water Utilities: $5,145,000
    Financial Administration: $5,024,000
    Sewerage: $4,104,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,489,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,694,000
    Libraries: $1,863,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,650,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,579,000
    Regular Highways: $1,480,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,111,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,041,000
    General Public Buildings: $853,000
    Welfare - Other: $818,000
    Air Transportation: $233,000
    Parking Facilities: $135,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,072,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,015,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,323,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $174,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,532,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $86,070,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $74,659,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $3,284,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $11,411,000
    Water Utilities: $2,248,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,877,000
    Interest Earnings: $854,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $599,000
    General - Other: $136,000
    Fire Protection: $69,000
    Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $22,441,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,992,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $34,534,000
    Beginning: $17,250,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,006,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $71,350,000
    All Other: $3,093,000
    General Support: $1,723,000
    Highways: $1,231,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,105,000
    Public Welfare: $285,000
  • Tax - Property: $91,490,000
    NEC: $62,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $52,840,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $208,000

4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,108 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.86%
Connecticut average:  5.12%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($977 average AGI)
New Haven County:  0.25%
Connecticut average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Fairfield County, CT  1.30% ($53,789 average AGI)
from Hartford County, CT  0.43% ($46,514)
from Middlesex County, CT  0.25% ($47,288)


5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,347 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.18%
Connecticut average:  5.64%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($688 average AGI)
New Haven County:  0.11%
Connecticut average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Fairfield County, CT  0.67% ($52,105 average AGI)
to Hartford County, CT  0.61% ($49,113)
to Middlesex County, CT  0.38% ($59,251)


Strongest AM radio stations in Meriden:
  • WMMW (1470 AM; 3 kW; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP OF CT)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WXCT (990 AM; 3 kW; SOUTHINGTON, CT; Owner: THE ADD RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLAT (910 AM; 5 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW BRITAIN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPOP (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WELI (960 AM; 5 kW; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WATR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WATR, INC.)
  • WMRD (1150 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CROSSROADS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFNW (1380 AM; 5 kW; NAUGATUCK, CT; Owner: CANDIDO DIAS CARRELO)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDRC (1360 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Meriden:
  • WKSS (95.7 FM; HARTFORD-MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWYZ (92.5 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZMX (93.7 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMRQ (104.1 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHCN (105.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPKT (90.5 FM; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WDRC-FM (102.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • W227AJ (93.3 FM; NORTHFORD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY)
  • WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
  • WIHS (104.9 FM; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WJMJ (88.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ST. THOMAS SEMINARY)
  • WYBC-FM (94.3 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: YALE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W226AG (93.1 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: SAINT THOMAS SEMINARY)
  • WRXC (90.1 FM; SHELTON, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WEZN-FM (99.9 FM; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Meriden:
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
  • WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W51BZ (Channel 51; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: it COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WHTX-LP (Channel 10; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WRDM-LP (Channel 13; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
  • WMLD-LP (Channel 6; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: HARVARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUTH-CA (Channel 47; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

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