COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Meade County

Kentucky · 24,170 residents · 305 sq mi

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Meade County is home to 24,170 people in Kentucky. This skews young, with a median age of 28.1. The typical home is worth $48,200. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $23,676 at the median, 21% less than the US figure. The population has fallen 8% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

24,170

−8%vs 2000

vs 26,349 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.1

−13%vs 2000

vs 32.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

305 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.1%(2,444)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.1%(2,436)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(2,068)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,662)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(1,770)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.5%(5,429)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(3,224)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(1,992)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(1,487)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.2%(1,020)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(512)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(126)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,676

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,966 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,234

−42%vs 2000

vs $16,000 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,200

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$362

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $431 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.3%

−12.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

38.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.3%(24,050)

Black4.1%(1,068)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(567)

Asian0.5%(136)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.9%(21,237)

Black9.7%(2,346)

Hispanic / Latino2%(487)

Asian1%(240)

Other1.4%(347)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(470)

Puerto Rican1.3%(395)

Spaniard0.4%(119)

Central American0.3%(92)

Panamanian0.2%(55)

South American0.2%(52)

Colombian0.2%(52)

Honduran0.1%(33)

Cuban0.1%(18)

Dominican0%(13)

Guatemalan0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(132)

Chinese0.1%(31)

Thai0.1%(22)

Filipino0.1%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(20)

Tongan0.1%(17)

Guamanian0%(5)

Ancestry

English14.3%(4,304)

Irish13.9%(4,207)

German12%(3,610)

American11.4%(3,447)

Italian2%(600)

Scottish1.6%(482)

French1.3%(404)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(369)

British0.8%(241)

Polish0.7%(223)

Dutch0.7%(219)

Welsh0.4%(133)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.4%(120)

Subsaharan African0.3%(82)

Norwegian0.2%(75)

Swedish0.2%(56)

Greek0.2%(54)

West Indian0.1%(40)

Russian0.1%(39)

Czech0.1%(34)

Portuguese0.1%(32)

Hungarian0.1%(28)

Jamaican0.1%(25)

Slovak0.1%(18)

Haitian0%(15)

Bulgarian0%(13)

Austrian0%(11)

Belgian0%(9)

Danish0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(6)

Swiss0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.3%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.5 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 25.1 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 married29.1%(3,630)

Married52.7%(6,576)

Widowed3%(369)

Divorced15.2%(1,899)

Women 15+

Never married18.3%(2,236)

Married56.6%(6,902)

Widowed7.6%(926)

Divorced17.4%(2,122)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 73.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% 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)45.8%(1,278)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.6%(910)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.7%(800)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(64)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,790 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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