Meade County, KS

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2024 Population

3,903

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.8

3.47% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11%

66.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$71,852

4.03% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$148,900

22% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,798

4.51% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Meade County, KS 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.

94.2% of the residents in Meade County, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Meade County, KS was $148,900, and the homeownership rate was 74%.

Most people in Meade County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Meade County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Meade County, KS borders Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Seward County, KS, and Beaver County, OK.

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Meade County, KS is home to a population of 3.9k people, from which 94.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.4% of Meade County, KS residents were born outside of the country (444 people).

In 2024, there were 6.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.72k people) in Meade County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 448 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 269 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.2%

2024 Citizenship

92.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.2% of Meade County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Meade County, KS was 92.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Meade County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Meade County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.72k ± 156
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
448 ± 145
Other (Hispanic)
269 ± 118

24.3%

Hispanic Population

950 people

24.3% of the people in Meade County, KS are hispanic (950 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Meade County, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
83,075 ± 6,976 people
India
12,929 ± 2,785 people
Vietnam
10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

Foreign-Born Population

11.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

444 people

9.77%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

386 people

As of 2024, 11.4% of Meade County, KS residents (444 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 Meade County, KS was 9.77%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Meade County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
34 ± 25
Gulf War (2001-)
26 ± 31
World War II
8 ± 15

Meade County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Meade County, KS.

Economy

The economy of Meade County, KS employs 1.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Meade County, KS were Educational Services (352 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (319 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (163 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($91,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,471), and Utilities ($71,471).

Employment

Occupations

1.8k

2024 Value

± 186

−4.51%

1 Year decline

± 15.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Meade County, KS declined at a rate of −4.51%, from 1.88k employees to 1.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Meade County, KS, are Management Occupations (344 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (219 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (206 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Meade County, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.8k

2024 Value

± 186

−4.51%

1 Year decline

± 15.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Meade County, KS declined at a rate of −4.51%, from 1.88k employees to 1.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Meade County, KS, are Educational Services (352 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (319 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (163 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Meade County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Meade County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,921

Median earning men ± $6,974

$41,354

Median earning women ± $2,240

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($105,192), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,029), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,542).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,167), Manufacturing ($49,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,625).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% 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 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

19
Other Services (except Public Administration)
11
Health Care and Social Assistance
10
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$8.27k
Construction
$7.54k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$6.87k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Meade County, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

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 Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Meade County, KS was $148,900 in 2024, which is 0.448 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $122,000 to $148,900, a 22% increase. The homeownership rate in Meade County, KS is 74%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Meade County, KS have an average commute time of 17.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Meade County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 5.83% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Meade County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.47%.

Housing

Property

$148,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,630

$1,111

Median Property Taxes

±$143

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 Meade County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Meade County, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74%

Homeownership

2024

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74% of the housing units in Meade County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Meade County, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,852

Median Household Income

± $6,233

1.5k

Number of Households

± 168

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.5k households in Meade County, KS declined from $71,852 from the previous year's value of $74,868.

The following chart displays the households in Meade County, KS 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Meade County, KS is from Kansas.

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.2%)
Carpooled (13.4%)
Worked At Home (7.8%)

In 2024, 73.2% of workers in Meade County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who worked at home (7.8%).

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.

Commute Time

17.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Meade County, KS have a shorter commute time (17.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.304% of the workforce in Meade County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Meade County, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Meade County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Meade County, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 5.83% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Meade County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.47%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Meade County, KS (419 out of 3.8k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Meade County, KS is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.3% of the children was living in poverty in Meade County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2018, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 769 in Meade County, KS. From 2014 to 2018, the indicator grew 375 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

89.5% of the population of Meade County, KS has health coverage, with 46.7% on employee plans, 11.6% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 16.7% on non-group plans, and 0.576% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Meade County, KS see 0 patients per year on average, which represents a NaNN% change from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1948 patients per year, and mental health providers who see null patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

0 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Meade County, KS

Primary care physicians in Meade County, KS see an average of 0 patients per year. This represents a NaNN% change from the previous year (0 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Meade County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.5%

Uninsured

46.7%

Employer Coverage

11.6%

Medicaid

14.1%

Medicare

16.7%

Non-Group

0.576%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Meade County, KS grew by 20.5% from 8.7% to 10.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Meade County, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.