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Meade County, KY


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
Designated Market Area: Louisville, KY-IN
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Military Posts

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2022 population: 30,001   ( 1,399 from 2010 , 10 from 2020)
Land area: 305.4 square miles
Population density: 98.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:26,509 88.36% 2.3%
Black:1,1593.86% 28.9%
Indian:1460.49% 9.8%
Asian:3001.00% 59.6%
2+ races:6292.10% 5.2%
Hispanic:1,2584.19% 46.4%
Total non-White:3,49211.64% 29.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:583 9.7
Deaths:74512.4
Net Migration: 1362.3
Net Immigration: 70.1
Change in White population:604 2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:795 2.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
28,602
25,90590.57%
8993.14%
1330.47%
1880.66%
5982.09%
8593.00%
2,6979.43%

2000
26,349
24,05091.27%
1,0684.05%
1470.56%
1660.63%
3121.18%
5672.15%
2,2998.73%

1990
24,170
21,04187.05%
2,3229.61%
700.29%
2501.03%
n/a
4872.01%
3,12912.95%

1980
22,854
20,45389.49%
1,4536.36%
270.12%
3241.42%
n/a
5482.40%
2,40110.51%

1970
18,796
17,33292.21%
1,0635.66%
220.12%
540.29%
n/a
2841.51%
1,464 7.79%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
2,482 9.4
1,5916.0
-694-2.6
710.3
1,855 7.0
398 1.5
1990's
NumberRate
3,277 13.6
1,5286.3
3,34113.8
240.1
3,009 12.4
-830 -3.4
1980's
NumberRate
5,980 26.2
1,233 5.4
-3,202 -14.0
n/a
588 2.6
728 3.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,683 9.0
n/a
3,121 16.6
937 5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Meade County, KY
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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
NumberPercent
39.2
6,623 22.1%
23,378 77.9%
4,413 14.7%
10,554
2.82
7,567 71.7%
6,024 79.6%
660 8.7%
2,987 28.3%

2010
NumberPercent
35.0
7,805 27.3%
20,797 72.7%
2,975 10.4%
10,471
2.71
7,851 75.0%
6,196 78.9%
666 8.5%
2,620 25.0%

2000
NumberPercent
32.3
7,823 29.7%
18,526 70.3%
2,148 8.2%
9,497
2.76
7,471 78.7%
6,180 82.7%
612 8.2%
2,026 21.3%

1990
NumberPercent
28.1
8,010 33.1%
16,160 66.9%
1,658 6.9%
8,091
2.98
6,793 84.0%
5,911 87.0%
329 4.8%
1,298 16.0%

1980
NumberPercent
25.4
8,295 36.3%
14,559 63.7%
1,329 5.8%
7,164
3.18
6,198 86.5%
5,573 89.9%
265 4.3%
966 13.5%

2022 Housing Data for Meade County, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,043 
Median Value$187,400 
Occupied10,55487.6%
Vacant1,48912.4%
Owned7,82874.2%
Rented2,72625.8%
Median Rent$929 
Single-Family Units8,62171.6%
    Detached8,04166.8%
    Attached5804.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units4513.7%
Mobile Homes2,34219.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Meade County, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003243.1%
$10,000 to $14,9995665.4%
$15,000 to $19,9992992.8%
$20,000 to $24,9993243.1%
$25,000 to $29,9993943.7%
$30,000 to $34,9993963.8%
$35,000 to $39,9995214.9%
$40,000 to $44,9994274.0%
$45,000 to $49,9993163.0%
$50,000 to $59,9991,06510.1%
$60,000 to $74,9991,23011.7%
$75,000 to $99,9991,24811.8%
$100,000 to $124,9991,0199.7%
$125,000 to $149,9997607.2%
$150,000 to $199,9999248.8%
$200,000 or more7417.0%
Median Household Income68,518 
Per Capita Income34,781 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state97 
Compared to U.S.78 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6546.2%
Public Assistance1391.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,19311.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed12,18664.3%
Unemployed5512.9%
In Armed Forces5953.1%
Total Labor Force13,33270.4%
Not in Labor Force5,61029.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,7943,85655.4%
Non-Profit21750230.2%
Self-Employed74869651.8%
Local Government45942551.9%
State Government7428720.5%
Federal Government83647064.0%
Total Private + Self5,5424,55254.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,5861,68448.5%
Total7,1286,23653.3%
Pct. Govt.19.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,05615.4%
Sales and Office Occupations2,42618.1%
Professional, Technical2,20316.5%
Service Occupations1,99114.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1030.8%
All others4,69935.1%
White Collar 50.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,69212.7%
Retail trade1,45810.9%
Construction1,39710.4%
Accommodation and food services1,2879.6%
Manufacturing1,1868.9%
Public administration1,1188.4%
Transportation and warehousing1,0808.1%
Educational services8966.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6154.6%
Professional, scientific, technical5243.9%
Other services5163.9%
Utilities3682.8%
Finance and insurance3342.5%
Information1861.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing1761.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1751.3%
Wholesale trade1611.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1180.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction880.7%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4951.65%
Puerto Rican2700.90%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican200.07%
Total Central American950.32%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran360.12%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian530.18%
Salvadoran60.02%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American370.12%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian370.12%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2800.93%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian930.31%
Filipino830.28%
Chinese410.14%
Thai210.07%
Korean180.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English27,68497.5%
Spanish3141.1%
German, other Germanic1750.6%
Other Indo-European810.3%
Tagalog520.2%
Korean430.2%
Other240.1%
Chinese110.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic90.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish4,72415.8%
German4,21814.1%
American3,31411.1%
English3,27110.9%
Italian5241.7%
Scotch-Irish3721.2%
French3461.2%
European3191.1%
British2490.8%
Scottish2380.8%
Dutch1680.6%
Swiss1450.5%
Polish1380.5%
Welsh1380.5%
Swedish1340.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen29,74899.3%
Not a citizen2160.7%
Native29,47898.4%
Foreign-born4861.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Meade County, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
671 3.2%1,488 7.2%8,239 39.6%6,700 32.2%2,143 10.3%1,565 7.5%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 671 3.2%
9-12 Years 1,488 7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 8,239 39.6%
Some College 6,700 32.2%
Bach. Degree 2,143 10.3%
Grad Degree 1,565 7.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Meade County, KY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 8,914 8,340 574 6.4% 6.0%
1991 8,987 8,320 667 7.4% 7.3%
1992 9,222 8,623 599 6.5% 6.9%
1993 9,281 8,746 535 5.8% 6.2%
1994 9,416 8,924 492 5.2% 5.4%
1995 9,787 9,280 507 5.2% 5.4%
1996 10,303 9,816 487 4.7% 5.4%
1997 10,512 10,040 472 4.5% 5.2%
1998 10,735 10,314 421 3.9% 4.5%
1999 10,884 10,405 479 4.4% 4.5%
2000 11,731 11,261 470 4.0% 4.1%
2001 11,628 11,028 600 5.2% 5.2%
2002 11,599 10,912 687 5.9% 5.8%
2003 11,624 10,889 735 6.3% 6.2%
2004 11,950 11,228 722 6.0% 5.5%
2005 12,129 11,281 848 7.0% 5.9%
2006 12,001 11,238 763 6.4% 5.7%
2007 11,636 10,938 698 6.0% 5.4%
2008 11,563 10,661 902 7.8% 6.5%
2009 11,533 9,987 1,546 13.4% 10.8%
2010 12,403 10,927 1,476 11.9% 10.3%
2011 12,845 11,402 1,443 11.2% 9.4%
2012 12,639 11,398 1,241 9.8% 8.2%
2013 12,535 11,420 1,115 8.9% 7.9%
2014 12,126 11,274 852 7.0% 6.4%
2015 11,785 11,136 649 5.5% 5.2%
2016 12,092 11,477 615 5.1% 5.0%
2017 12,215 11,600 615 5.0% 4.8%
2018 12,230 11,675 555 4.5% 4.2%
2019 12,201 11,653 548 4.5% 4.1%
2020 11,749 10,913 836 7.1% 6.6%
2021 11,629 11,046 583 5.0% 4.4%
2022 11,648 11,133 515 4.4% 3.9%
2023 11,706 11,170 536 4.6% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com