Meade

Population: 1,274
Median household income: $73,990
Median home value: $97,100

Meade, a community in Meade County, Kansas, has 1,274 residents. At $73,990, its median household income sits in line with Meade County's $74,868.

From 2019 to 2023, Meade's population declined 13.1% from 1,466 to 1,274, while its median home value rose 17.3% from $82,800 to $97,100.

3.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.17 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,274
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $73,990
Median home value: $97,100
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 659
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4661,274

Median household income

$57,500$73,990

Median home value

$82,800$97,100

Median gross rent

$605$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,466	$57,500	$82,800	$605
2020	1,388	$56,121	$89,300	$628
2021	1,406	$68,333	$105,400	$660
2022	1,348	$71,827	$112,900	$711
2023	1,274	$73,990	$97,100	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	4.1%
5 to 17	211	16.6%
18 to 24	89	7.0%
25 to 34	176	13.8%
35 to 44	122	9.6%
45 to 54	201	15.8%
55 to 64	184	14.4%
65 to 74	133	10.4%
75 and over	106	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,143	89.7%
Black or African American	5	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's44.7%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	8.1%
High school graduate	259	28.1%
Some college or associate's	412	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	143	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	33	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	528	80.9%
Carpooled	44	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	6.9%
Other means	13	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	421	69.2%
15 to 29 min	69	11.3%
30 to 44 min	52	8.6%
45 to 59 min	40	6.6%
60+ min	26	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 3.4% (41 of 1,200)

	Count	Share
Family households	333	60.2%
Nonfamily households	220	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	553	83.9%
Vacant	106	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	387	70.0%
Renter-occupied	166	30.0%

1-unit, detached88.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	582	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27	4.1%
5 to 19 units	13	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2045325
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2836, -100.3430