Meade County, KY Demographic Data
Meade County, KY Summary
Meade County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 29,177
- Area: 324.50 sq. miles
- Land Area: 305.42 sq. miles
- Water Area: 19.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 89.91 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 583.33 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Meade County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,197
49%
50.8
Male
14,554
51%
49.2
Total Population
28,751
323,128,000
Meade County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,602
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,136
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,004
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,121
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,764
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,876
13.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,888
13.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,198
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,149
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,458
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,219
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,120
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
216
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,625
75.2%
77.2
Female
10,720
49.6%
51.3
Male
10,905
50.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
20,632
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,381
15.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,555
12.4%
15.2
Female
1,838
51.7%
55.8
Male
1,717
48.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Meade County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,972
97.3%
96.8
White
26,449
92.0%
72.6
Black or African American
1,013
3.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
199
0.7%
0.8
Asian
224
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
75
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
40
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
81
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
28
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
87
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
779
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,106
3.8%
17.8
Mexican
423
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
452
1.6%
1.7
Cuban
38
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
193
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
27,645
96.2%
82.2
Meade County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
911
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,670
8.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,145
37.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,563
23.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,904
10.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,782
9.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,149
6.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,581
13.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,543
86.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,931
15.3%
31.2
Meade County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,582
24.3%
33.7%
Now Married
12,968
56.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,836
12.3%
11.0%
Separated
494
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,129
4.9
5.8%
Meade County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
26,419
97.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
730
2.7%
21.6%
Spanish
441
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
168
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
107
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
14
0.1%
1.1%
Meade County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
733
6.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
542
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,034
9.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,110
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,891
17.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,245
21.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,307
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,309
12.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
285
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
175
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
50,034
57,617
Per capita income
24,018
31,128
Meade County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
227
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,209
10.6%
9.8
Construction
1,271
11.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,426
21.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
436
3.8%
6.6
Information
184
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,423
12.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
479
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
761
6.7%
11.4
Public administration
654
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
995
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,100
9.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
271
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,022
17.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,132
27.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,036
17.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,398
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,848
16.2%
18.1%
Meade County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,822
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,357
87.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,054
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
20
0.2%
5.1
Walked
100
0.8%
2.7
Other means
53
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
238
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.7
26.6
Meade County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
467
4.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,467
23.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,219
39.7%
37.1
3 or more
3,478
32.7%
21.0
Meade County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,631
87.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,670
72.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,961
27.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,539
12.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Meade County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,170
1 room
152
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
241
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
802
6.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,622
13.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,518
20.7%
19.8
6 rooms
2,351
19.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,613
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,246
10.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,625
13.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Meade County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,170
1-unit, detached
7,719
63.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
650
5.3%
5.9
2-units
527
4.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
284
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
339
2.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
243
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
107
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
2,301
18.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Meade County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
597
4.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
340
2.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
994
8.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,027
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,989
16.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,857
15.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,718
22.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,149
17.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
467
3.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
32
0.3%
1.4%
Meade County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,321
12.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,749
16.5%
4.7
Electricity
6,970
65.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
68
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
8
0.1%
0.1
Wood
446
4.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
32
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
37
0.3%
1.1
Meade County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,867
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
31
0.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
45
0.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
175
3.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
211
4.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
572
11.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,804
37.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,029
41.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,514
52.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
548
11.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
659
13.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
264
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
853
17.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
29
0.0%
0.0%
Meade County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,693
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
48
1.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
109
4.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
483
17.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
576
21.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,477
54.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
268
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
775
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
355
13.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
465
17.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
405
15.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
191
7.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
300
11.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
881
33.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
364
0.0%
0.0%
Meade County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,670
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
884
11.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,938
25.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,455
19.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,854
24.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,103
14.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
362
4.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
64
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,700
205,000
