Meade County is a county of 3,903 people in Kansas. Few US counties rank higher on income. Density works out to 4 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $148,900, having more than doubled since 2000. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,852, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Meade County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share4.8% → 24.3%(+19.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share94.7% → 69.8%(−25.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age36.6 → 38.8(+2.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.4%(26)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.4%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.6%(34)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.2%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 111 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Meade County, decade by decade
Meade County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,247
$56,169
$85,202
17.1%
12.5
2000
4,631
$66,966
$101,102
19.6%
29.3
2010
4,575
$67,121
$116,237
20.9%
37.7
2020
4,055
$68,864
$123,386
21.1%
49.2
2024
3,903
$71,852
$148,900
26.5%
56.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
