Meade County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 4,403 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,277
Renter-occupied apartments: 451

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Land area: 978 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Meade County: 74.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Meade County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Meade County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
Hispanic (10.9%)
Other race (6.2%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 2,294	(49.5%)
Females: 2,337	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,647
County population in 2003: 4,625
Jobs in 2003: 1,645

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Meade County,KS real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 2,315
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.5%

Average household size:

Meade County:	2.6 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,938 ($36,761 in 1999)

This county:	$42,938
Kansas:	$47,451

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $334 (lower quartile is $259, upper quartile is $407)

This county:	$334
State:	$479

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,872 (it was $55,500 in 2000)

Meade County:	$85,872
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,503 - $140,866

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $119,119
Here: $119,119
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $77,503
Here: $77,503
State: $140,198

In 2-unit structures: $73,171
Here: $73,171
State: $121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,389
Here: $70,389
State: $101,658

Mobile homes: $36,995
Here: $36,995
State: $34,057

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,100
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $295

Institutionalized population: 114

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 6
Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 15
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 3

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2004 Presidential Election results in Meade County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 82.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 16.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $680 (1.2%)

Meade County household income distribution in 2007

Meade County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Meade County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.

Cities in this county include: Meade, Plains, Fowler.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County, Oklahoma , Clark County , Ford County , Gray County , Haskell County , Seward County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Meade County: XI Ranch (A), XIT Ranch (B), Meade County Fairgrounds (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Meade County include: Elsie Chapel (A), Emmanuel Church (B), Friends Chapels (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Atwater Cemetery (1), Mertilla Cemetery (2), Fowler Cemetery (3), Seward Cemetery (4), Lutheran Cemetery (5), McCauley Cemetery (6), Lockhart Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Wildhorse Lake (A), Sealock Lake (B), Lake Meade (C), Mayberry Lake (D), McClane Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Remuda Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Shorts Creek (C), Skunkie Arroyo (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Meade County include: Meade State Park (1), Meade State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.5%
Kansas:	6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 146
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 411 (22% naturalized citizens)

Meade County:	8.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 158 1990 to 1994: 97 1985 to 1989: 38 1980 to 1984: 58 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 14 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 25

Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.0%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,676
One, attached: 17
Two: 8
3 or 4: 56
5 to 9: 19
10 to 19: 4
Mobile homes: 188

Housing units in Meade County with a mortgage: 396 (24 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 569

Here:	41.0% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 4,097
Total congregations: 22

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Mennonite; Other Groups	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Lutheran Church
Adherents	952 (23.2%)	801 (19.6%)	524 (12.8%)	517 (12.6%)	420 (10.3%)
Congregations	3 (13.6%)	3 (13.6%)	2 (9.1%)	2 (9.1%)	1 (4.5%)

Name	Friends (Quakers)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene	Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches	Other
Adherents	194 (4.7%)	181 (4.4%)	149 (3.6%)	141 (3.4%)	218 (5.3%)
Congregations	3 (13.6%)	2 (9.1%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)	4 (18.2%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Meade County - Meade, Plains, Fowler

Agriculture in Meade County
Average size of farms: 1345 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $233673
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $223.22
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.64%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $213784
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.40%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 53.54%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $158677
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.57
Corn for grain: 77821 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 65615 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 7292 harvested acres

Meade County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/9/1994, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Meade County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 55.0 miles away from Meade County center
On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/25/1999 at 23:19:58, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 16.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
Construction (11%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Health care (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (19%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (85%)
Canada (5%)
Brazil (2%)
Romania (2%)
Honduras (1%)
Germany (1%)
Japan (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Meade County (%):

German (33%)
United States or American (14%)
English (11%)
Irish (7%)
Dutch (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Meade County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,560 (78%)
Carpooled: 231 (11%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 65 (3%)
Other means: 9 (0%)
Worked at home: 143 (7%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Meade County, Kansas

78 people in nursing homes
31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
5 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,316.

6.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,467 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.89%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.90% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($27,374 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($9,093 average AGI)
Meade County: 2.00%
Kansas average: 3.56%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Seward County, KS	1.29% ($59,600 average AGI)
from Ford County, KS	0.77% ($33,500)

9.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,544 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.35%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.14% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($13,671 average AGI)
4.20% relocated to other states ($15,872 average AGI)
Meade County: 4.20%
Kansas average: 3.95%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Ford County, KS	1.13% ($22,389 average AGI)
to Seward County, KS	0.75% ($21,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Births per 1000 population in Meade County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Meade County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Meade County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 865 (812 aged, 53 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 21.78
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7817.940
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 435.540
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 21014.81

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1059.460
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 864.860

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22.6
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 21.62

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,517

In family households: 4,017 (1,129 male householders, 135 female householders)
1,110 spouses, 1,495 children (1,363 natural, 40 adopted, 92 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 25 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 500 (205 male householders (189 living alone)), 267 female householders (254 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 114 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 586 2-persons, 227 3-persons, 223 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 66 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 443 1-person, 29 2-persons.

85.6% of residents of Meade County speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $32,127,000 ($6996 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $259,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,304,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,026,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,380,000
Federal grants: $3,899,000
Federal procurement contracts: $66,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $452,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $280,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,117,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,936,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 349

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 265

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +98

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -180

Here:	-39 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Meade County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.86 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 3
1995 to 1998: 86
1990 to 1994: 53
1980 to 1989: 130
1970 to 1979: 224
1960 to 1969: 244
1950 to 1959: 326
1940 to 1949: 272
1939 or earlier: 630

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meade County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 136 5 rooms: 244 6 rooms: 224 7 rooms: 176 8 rooms: 177 9+ rooms: 279

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meade County, Kansas:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 61 4 rooms: 63 5 rooms: 113 6 rooms: 73 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 42 9+ rooms: 35

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Meade County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 47 2 bedrooms: 299 3 bedrooms: 454 4 bedrooms: 319 5+ bedrooms: 156

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meade County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 80 2 bedrooms: 137 3 bedrooms: 147 4 bedrooms: 65 5+ bedrooms: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Meade County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 36 1 vehicle: 319 2 vehicles: 538 3 vehicles: 245 4 vehicles: 92 5+ vehicles: 47

Cars and other vehicles available in Meade County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 28 1 vehicle: 196 2 vehicles: 179 3 vehicles: 31 4 vehicles: 15 5+ vehicles: 2

60% of Meade County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Kansas.

Meade County:	59.6%
State average:	53.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3009
Northeast: 36
Midwest: 250
South: 626
West: 267

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78.6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13.7%) Electricity (6.2%) Other fuel (0.9%) Wood (0.6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (69.8%) Electricity (15.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14.0%) Other fuel (0.7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59

Here:	9.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	4.3%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	8.6%
Kansas:	13.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Meade County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $592,000
Regular Highways: $278,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $145,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,289,000
General - Other: $1,168,000

Health Services - Other: $432,000

Police Protection: $416,000

General Public Buildings: $350,000

Natural Resources - Other: $296,000

Financial Administration: $268,000

Corrections - Other: $262,000

Central Staff Services: $173,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $105,000

Fire Protection: $55,000

Housing & Community Development: $51,000

Solid Waste Management: $29,000

Parks & Recreation: $25,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $128,000
Higher Education: $47,000

Natural Resources: $16,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $595,000
Interest Earnings: $167,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $63,000
Police Protection: $35,000

General - Other: $25,000

Health - Other: $23,000

Financial Administration: $17,000

Central Staff: $3,000

Judicial: $2,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,563,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $285,000
General Support: $123,000
Tax - Property: $3,375,000
Total General Sales: $285,000

NEC: $121,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,905,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Meade County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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