Meade County, Kansas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 3,949
Median household income: $74,868
Median home value: $122,000

Meade County is a county in Kansas with a population of 3,949. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $74,868, its median household income sits in line with Kansas's $72,639.

From 2019 to 2023, Meade County's population declined 5.5% from 4,180 to 3,949, while its median household income rose 26.2% from $59,316 to $74,868.

The median resident is 37.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,949
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,868
Median home value: $122,000
Median gross rent: $799
Housing units: 1,869
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1803,949

Median household income

$59,316$74,868

Median home value

$96,800$122,000

Median gross rent

$633$799

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,180	$59,316	$96,800	$633
2020	4,120	$56,817	$101,800	$640
2021	4,089	$66,042	$122,600	$680
2022	4,019	$74,063	$137,500	$736
2023	3,949	$74,868	$122,000	$799

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	279	7.1%
5 to 17	772	19.5%
18 to 24	353	8.9%
25 to 34	458	11.6%
35 to 44	433	11.0%
45 to 54	490	12.4%
55 to 64	504	12.8%
65 to 74	382	9.7%
75 and over	278	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,877	72.9%
Black or African American	51	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	97	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	915	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	391	15.4%
High school graduate	628	24.7%
Some college or associate's	947	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	344	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	235	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,461	78.7%
Carpooled	205	11.0%
Public transit	5	0.3%
Walked	25	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	148	8.0%
Other means	13	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	964	56.4%
15 to 29 min	361	21.1%
30 to 44 min	219	12.8%
45 to 59 min	83	4.9%
60+ min	82	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 6.6% (255 of 3,852)

	Count	Share
Family households	969	64.8%
Nonfamily households	527	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,496	80.0%
Vacant	373	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,087	72.7%
Renter-occupied	409	27.3%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,625	86.9%
1-unit, attached	1	0.1%
2 to 4 units	64	3.4%
5 to 19 units	18	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	161	8.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 20119
State: Kansas
Land area: 978 sq mi
Water area: 1.26 sq mi
Center point: 37.2439, -100.3601

Cities & places

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