COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Meade County

Kansas · 4,247 residents · 978 sq mi

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Meade County is a county of 4,247 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $35,500. The median age is 36.6, about 4 years above the US median. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $280 a month at the median. Households take in $23,403 at the median, 22% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,247

−8%vs 2000

vs 4,631 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

+1%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

978 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(295)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(353)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(317)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(268)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(174)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(596)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(616)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(365)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(455)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(382)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(310)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(116)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,403

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,761 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,887

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,824 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.6%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,500

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $395 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.8%(4,019)

Black0.3%(16)

Hispanic / Latino10.9%(505)

Asian0.2%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(4,098)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.8%(203)

Asian0.3%(14)

Other3.2%(135)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican23.1%(901)

Cuban0.9%(35)

Central American0.4%(14)

Honduran0.2%(8)

Guatemalan0.2%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino1.4%(56)

Korean0.4%(15)

Vietnamese0.4%(14)

Ancestry

German25.2%(982)

Irish9.7%(377)

English8.9%(346)

American2.4%(94)

Scottish1.8%(69)

Dutch1.7%(66)

French1.6%(64)

Russian1.5%(58)

Canadian1.3%(49)

Ukrainian1.3%(49)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(42)

Czech1%(40)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(23)

Polish0.6%(22)

Italian0.4%(16)

Hungarian0.3%(10)

Swiss0.3%(10)

Norwegian0.2%(9)

Subsaharan African0.2%(8)

Danish0.2%(7)

British0.1%(4)

Austrian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.1%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 14.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(436)

Married50.4%(787)

Widowed5.6%(87)

Divorced16.2%(253)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(287)

Married54.3%(804)

Widowed10.9%(162)

Divorced15.3%(227)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 69.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.1%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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