2022 population: 3,897 ( 678 from 2010 , 158 from 2020)
Land area: 978.1 square miles
Population density: 4.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,896	74.31%	23.0%
Black:	53	1.36%	71.0%
Indian:	39	1.00%	25.8%
Asian:	32	0.82%	77.8%
2+ races:	53	1.36%	3.9%
Hispanic:	824	21.14%	21.9%

Total non-White:	1,001	25.69%	23.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	127	15.7
Deaths:	155	19.1
Net Migration:	-139	-17.1
Net Immigration:	7	0.9

Change in White population:	-865	-18.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	187	4.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,575
3,761	82.21%
31	0.68%
31	0.68%
18	0.39%
51	1.11%
676	14.78%
814	17.79%

2000
4,631
4,019	86.78%
16	0.35%
18	0.39%
10	0.22%
53	1.14%
505	10.90%
612	13.22%

1990
4,247
4,024	94.75%
0	0.00%
6	0.14%
14	0.33%
n/a
203	4.78%
223	5.25%

1980
4,788
4,665	97.43%
0	0.00%
1	0.02%
8	0.17%
n/a
114	2.38%
123	2.57%

1970
4,912
4,853	98.80%
1	0.02%
18	0.37%
8	0.16%
n/a
25	0.51%
59	1.20%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
559	12.1
429	9.3
-539	-11.6
202	4.4

-258	-5.6
202	4.4

Number	Rate
1990's
642	15.1
522	12.3
27	0.6
92	2.2

-5	-0.1
389	9.2

Number	Rate
1980's
737	15.4
554	11.6
-707	-14.8
n/a

-641	-13.4
100	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-356	-7.2
n/a

-188	-3.8
64	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Meade County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.7
1,056	27.1%
2,841	72.9%
652	16.7%

1,602
2.45

1,028	64.2%
790	76.8%
148	14.4%
574	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.8
1,328	29.0%
3,247	71.0%
785	17.2%

1,713
2.60

1,239	72.3%
1,045	84.3%
90	7.3%
474	27.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
1,375	29.7%
3,256	70.3%
824	17.8%

1,736
2.60

1,264	72.8%
1,133	89.6%
51	4.0%
472	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
1,153	27.1%
3,094	72.9%
808	19.0%

1,675
2.48

1,198	71.5%
1,099	91.7%
26	2.2%
477	28.5%

1980
Number	Percent
34.0
1,302	27.2%
3,486	72.8%
846	17.7%

1,821
2.58

1,366	75.0%
1,269	92.9%
28	2.0%
455	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Meade County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	35	2.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	36	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	45	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	69	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	31	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	95	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	91	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	29	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	58	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	109	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	206	12.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	269	16.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	127	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	140	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	142	8.9%
$200,000 or more	120	7.5%

Median Household Income	74,063
Per Capita Income	47,644

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15	0.9%
Public Assistance	31	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	89	5.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,418	75.5%
Unemployed	25	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,443	76.9%
Not in Labor Force	434	23.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	735	416	63.9%
Non-Profit	18	102	15.0%
Self-Employed	253	80	76.0%

Local Government	121	139	46.5%
State Government	29	82	26.1%
Federal Government	0	36	0.0%

Total Private + Self	988	496	66.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	168	359	31.9%
Total	1,156	855	57.5%

Pct. Govt.	20.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	507	25.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	302	15.0%
Professional, Technical	403	20.0%
Service Occupations	310	15.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	114	5.7%
All others	493	24.5%

White Collar		60.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	379	18.8%
Educational services	275	13.6%
Health care and social assistance	242	12.0%
Construction	235	11.7%
Manufacturing	129	6.4%
Retail trade	114	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	106	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	106	5.3%
Other services	101	5.0%
Public administration	84	4.2%
Finance and insurance	54	2.7%
Information	46	2.3%
Utilities	33	1.6%
Wholesale trade	26	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	25	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	25	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	19	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	838	20.85%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	28	0.70%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	16	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	32	0.80%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,981	80.0%
Spanish	642	17.2%
German, other Germanic	75	2.0%
Tagalog	12	0.3%
Other	10	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,447	36.0%
Irish	489	12.2%
English	402	10.0%
American	105	2.6%
Dutch	93	2.3%
French	92	2.3%
Russian	91	2.3%
Scottish	85	2.1%
Canadian	49	1.2%
Italian	47	1.2%
Ukrainian	46	1.1%
Czech	42	1.0%
Swedish	40	1.0%
Pennsylvania German	35	0.9%
Polish	33	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,746	93.2%
Not a citizen	273	6.8%

Native	3,586	89.2%
Foreign-born	433	10.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
167	6.5%	185	7.2%	646	25.0%	964	37.3%	413	16.0%	206	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	167	6.5%
9-12 Years	185	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	646	25.0%
Some College	964	37.3%
Bach. Degree	413	16.0%
Grad Degree	206	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,197	2,161	36	1.6%	4.2%
1991	2,124	2,077	47	2.2%	4.5%
1992	2,130	2,080	50	2.3%	4.6%
1993	2,087	2,041	46	2.2%	4.9%
1994	2,151	2,094	57	2.6%	4.8%
1995	2,330	2,274	56	2.4%	4.3%
1996	2,243	2,192	51	2.3%	4.3%
1997	2,307	2,260	47	2.0%	3.8%
1998	2,139	2,096	43	2.0%	3.7%
1999	2,216	2,167	49	2.2%	3.5%

2000	2,161	2,101	60	2.8%	3.8%
2001	2,117	2,055	62	2.9%	4.3%
2002	2,169	2,103	66	3.0%	5.1%
2003	2,244	2,173	71	3.2%	5.5%
2004	2,206	2,123	83	3.8%	5.5%
2005	2,141	2,062	79	3.7%	5.1%
2006	2,193	2,125	68	3.1%	4.4%
2007	2,306	2,239	67	2.9%	4.3%
2008	2,393	2,323	70	2.9%	4.6%
2009	2,549	2,451	98	3.8%	6.9%

2010	2,568	2,461	107	4.2%	7.0%
2011	2,547	2,454	93	3.7%	6.4%
2012	2,480	2,397	83	3.3%	5.7%
2013	2,356	2,282	74	3.1%	5.3%
2014	2,384	2,321	63	2.6%	4.5%
2015	2,425	2,353	72	3.0%	4.2%
2016	2,388	2,324	64	2.7%	4.0%
2017	2,280	2,224	56	2.5%	3.6%
2018	2,280	2,234	46	2.0%	3.3%
2019	2,154	2,105	49	2.3%	3.2%

2020	2,150	2,090	60	2.8%	5.9%
2021	2,181	2,132	49	2.2%	3.3%
2022	2,116	2,076	40	1.9%	2.7%
2023	2,095	2,051	44	2.1%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,912
Median Value	$137,500

Occupied	1,602	83.8%
Vacant	310	16.2%

Owned	1,129	70.5%
Rented	473	29.5%
Median Rent	$736

Single-Family Units	1,659	86.8%
Detached	1,657	86.7%
Attached	2	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10	0.5%
Mobile Homes	185	9.7%

Meade County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Meade County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Meade County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Meade County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Meade County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Meade County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Meade County, KS