Mead, WA
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Mead, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.2% of the residents in Mead, WA are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Mead, WA was $408,200, and the homeownership rate was 92.2%.
Mead, WA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.7% of Mead, WA residents were born outside of the country (186 people).
In 2024, there were 24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.92k people) in Mead, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 247 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 201 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 99.2% of Mead, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mead, WA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mead, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.92k people) in Mead, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 247 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 201 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
6.47% of the people in Mead, WA are hispanic (446 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mead, WA as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.
As of 2024, 2.7% of Mead, WA residents (186 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mead, WA was 3.27%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mead, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Mead, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mead, WA.
96% of the population of Mead, WA has health coverage, with 44.6% on employee plans, 20.3% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 2.68% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 13% between 18 and 34 years, 41.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mead, WA declined by 22.9% from 5.23% to 4.03%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mead, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Mead, WA employs 2.97k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mead, WA were Health Care & Social Assistance (490 people), Construction (301 people), and Educational Services (299 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,172), Manufacturing ($73,971), and Wholesale Trade ($71,553).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mead, WA declined at a rate of −4.77%, from 3.12k employees to 2.97k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mead, WA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (490 people), Management Occupations (441 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (218 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mead, WA.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mead, WA declined at a rate of −4.77%, from 3.12k employees to 2.97k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mead, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (490 people), Construction (301 people), and Educational Services (299 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mead, WA, though some of these residents may live in Mead, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,539), Wholesale Trade ($92,083), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($86,103).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,194), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,625), and Manufacturing ($46,932).
As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).
Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The median property value in Mead, WA was $408,200 in 2024, which is 1.23 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $379,600 to $408,200, a 7.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Mead, WA is 92.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mead, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mead, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 2.51k households in Mead, WA grew to $77,045 from the previous year's value of $76,010.
The following chart displays the households in Mead, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Mead, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.9%) and those who carpooled to work (5.66%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
The following chart displays the households in Mead, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mead, WA have 2 cars.
7.38% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mead, WA (507 out of 6.87k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 16 - 17.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mead, WA is White, followed by Two Or More and Pacific Islander.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
