Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Meridian, MS

Meridian community health snapshot

2 urgent care locations for 34,137 residents of Meridian — about 0.6 per 10,000 people.

• 34,137Residents
• 10.8%Without health insuranceabout the same as Mississippi (11.0%)
• $36,562Median household incomebelow Mississippi's $56,447
• 23.8%Under 18above Mississippi's 23.3%
• 18.2%65 and olderabove Mississippi's 17.2%
• 34.3%Below the poverty lineabove Mississippi's 18.9%

With 10.8% of residents uninsured, self-pay pricing matters here — ask any clinic for its self-pay rate before your visit, and see your rights against surprise bills.

Families, coverage and getting to care in Meridian

• 6.3%Children under 5about the same as Mississippi (6.0%)
• 25.0%Households with childrenbelow Mississippi's 31.1%
• 49.3%Covered by public insuranceabove Mississippi's 40.2%
• 54.1%Covered by private insurancebelow Mississippi's 61.0%
• 19.9%Living with a disabilityabove Mississippi's 17.8%
• 4.6%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homeabout the same as Mississippi (4.3%)
• 13.9%Households without a vehicleabove Mississippi's 6.3%
• 18.9 minAverage commute to workMississippi average 25.6 min
• 9.0%Veterans (adults)above Mississippi's 6.8%

• 13.9% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 49.3% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Meridian city, Mississippi in Lauderdale County; Mississippi comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry