Meade County, Kansas (KS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 634
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,277
Renter-occupied apartments: 464 (it was 451 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 978 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 4 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.6%), Construction (11.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 64%
- Government: 24%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 3,13674.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 87820.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 1092.6%Two or more races
- 300.7%Asian alone
- 250.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 90.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 40.10%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 38.4 years |
| Kansas median age: | 37.2 years |
| Males: 2,083 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 2,100 |  (50.2%) |
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| Meade County: | 2.0 people |
| Kansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $61,794 ($36,761 in 1999)
| This county: | $61,794 |
| Kansas: | $62,087 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $444 (lower quartile is $339, upper quartile is $505)
| This county: | $444 |
| State: | $673 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $104,001 (it was $55,500 in 2000)
| Meade: | $104,001 |
| Kansas: | $163,200 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,201
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $475
Institutionalized population: 119
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $63,500
- 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $63,500
- 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,500
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $137,500
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $142,500
- 2016: 3 buildings, average cost: $105,000
- 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $146,000
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2019: 2 buildings, average cost: $142,500
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,445 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,313 (1.5%)
| Meade County: | 6.2% |
| Kansas: | 11.4% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 38.4 years old
(Males: 37.0 years old, Females: 40.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.5 years old, Black residents: 31.9 years old, American Indian residents: 50.0 years old, Asian residents: 44.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.7 years old, Other race residents: 29.7 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Meade County: Minneola Wastewater Plant (A), Ashland Wastewater Treatment Facility (B), Letitia (C), Ashland Country Club (D), Sugarloaf (E), Farmers Co - Operative Grain Elevator Number 5 (F), Acres (G), Minneola Co - Operative Grain Elevator Number 1 (H), Lexington Community Building (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Appleton Township Cemetery (1), Lexington Cemetery (2), Saint Josephs and Highland Cemetery (3), Englewood Cemetery (4), Golden Plains Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Perry Lake (A), Proffitt Lake (B), Clark County State Lake (C), Wells Reservoir (D), Blue Hole (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Snake Creek (A), Day Creek (B), Trout (C), Bear Creek (D), Big Sandy Creek (E), Redoubt Creek (F), Bullard Creek (G), Stink Creek (H), Keiger Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Meade County: Clark State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Coconino County, Arizona 
, Cowley County 
, Gallatin County, Illinois , Grant County 
, Labette County , Trigg County, Kentucky .
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Kansas: | 5.3% |
Current college students: 146
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 447 (42.2% naturalized citizens)
| Meade County: | 10.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 612010 or later
- 1252000 to 2009
- 1151990 to 1999
- 961980 to 1989
- 301970 to 1979
- 30Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,681
- One, attached: 23
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 80
- 5 to 9: 34
- Mobile homes: 181
Housing units in Meade County with a mortgage: 489 (8 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 704
| Here: | 41.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 57.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Meade County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,420 | 11 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,078 | 7 |
| Catholic | 834 | 3 |
| None | 1,243 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
| Meade County: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
| Meade County: | 4.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
| This county: | 6.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Meade County: | 9.1% |
| Kansas: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Meade County: | 29.1% |
| State: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 6.1% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Meade County:
Average size of farms: 1345 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $233,673
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: $213,784
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: $158,677
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
Tornado activity:
Meade County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 4410106.9 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Meade County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 716% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 199.8 miles away from Meade County center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 106.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 234.3 miles away from the county center
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 the county center
On 1/7/2016 at 04:27:57, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 105.9 miles away from Meade County center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 152.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4449, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 13, 2017 - January 16, 2017, FEMA Id: 4304, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4230: July 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4230, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 22, 2013 to August 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4150: October 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4150, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1675: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1675, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 01, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3236: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1462: May 06, 2003, FEMA Id: 1462, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kansas SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 02, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-378: May 02, 1973, FEMA Id: 378, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Meade County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,436 (75.7%)
- Carpooled: 190 (10.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 12 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0.1%)
- Walked: 98 (5.2%)
- Worked at home: 161 (8.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Retail trade (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Transportation and warehousing (2%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Transportation and warehousing (3%)
- Management occupations (24%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Healthcare support occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (4%)
- Mexico (85%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Germany (1%)
- Italy (1%)
- Guatemala (1%)
- El Salvador (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- German (30%)
- English (6%)
- Irish (5%)
- American (3%)
- Dutch (3%)
- Russian (3%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Meade County, Kansas in 2000:
- 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
49 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
3.90% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($42,213 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.90% |
| Kansas average: | 6.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.90% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($42,213 average AGI)
2.30% relocated from other states ($23,098 average AGI)
Meade County: 2.30% Kansas average: 3.30%
6.59% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,972 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.59% |
| Kansas average: | 7.12% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.03% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($31,745 average AGI)
1.55% relocated to other states ($10,226 average AGI)
Meade County: 1.55% Kansas average: 3.97%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 829 (766 aged, 63 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 220 (19%)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,818
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 436
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,015
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,059
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 865
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 22
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,183- Male householders: 836 (200 living alone), Female householders: 866 (272 living alone)
930 spouses (930 opposite-sex spouses), 56 unmarried partners, (56 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,233 children (1,124 natural, 52 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 0 foster children, 7 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 123
Size of family households: 552 2-persons, 255 3-persons, 205 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 484 1-person, 48 2-persons.
733 married couples with children.
240 single-parent households (77 men, 163 women).
78.6% of residents of Meade speak English at home.
16.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $32,127,000 ($6,996 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 |
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: | 6.6 |
| State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.4 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Meade County, Kansas
- 242014 or later
- 272010 to 2013
- 692000 to 2009
- 1071990 to 1999
- 1811980 to 1989
- 2891970 to 1979
- 2331960 to 1969
- 2471950 to 1959
- 2091940 to 1949
- 6061939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meade County, Kansas
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 123 rooms
- 1044 rooms
- 2315 rooms
- 2196 rooms
- 1867 rooms
- 1728 rooms
- 2539+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meade County, Kansas
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 833 rooms
- 544 rooms
- 1195 rooms
- 1066 rooms
- 467 rooms
- 508 rooms
- 629+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Meade County, Kansas
- 1no bedroom
- 411 bedroom
- 2272 bedrooms
- 4633 bedrooms
- 2514 bedrooms
- 1995+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meade County, Kansas
- 0no bedroom
- 781 bedroom
- 1452 bedrooms
- 1993 bedrooms
- 444 bedrooms
- 645+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Meade County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 20no vehicle
- 2661 vehicle
- 4732 vehicles
- 2353 vehicles
- 1134 vehicles
- 765+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Meade County in renter-occupied apartments
- 35no vehicle
- 2241 vehicle
- 1782 vehicles
- 503 vehicles
- 294 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
86.9% of Meade County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Kansas.
| Meade County: | 86.9% |
| State average: | 83.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,592
- Other state: 1,115
- Northeast: 49
- Midwest: 242
- South: 492
- West: 329
- 77.8%Utility gas
- 10.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.3%Electricity
- 2.1%Wood
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 58.1%Utility gas
- 23.1%Electricity
- 18.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
| Here: | 12.3% |
| Kansas: | 10.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
| Here: | 4.7% |
| Kansas: | 9.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 15.0% |
Meade County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $952,000
Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
Regular Highways: $35,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $239,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,675,000
Regular Highways: $1,622,000
Health - Other: $770,000
Correctional Institutions: $759,000
Police Protection: $659,000
Financial Administration: $330,000
Natural Resources - Other: $252,000
Central Staff Services: $185,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
General Public Buildings: $126,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Local Fire Protection: $116,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $255,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $472,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $176,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $82,000
Solid Waste Management: $43,000
General - Other: $36,000
Local Fire Protection: $28,000
Health - Other: $22,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
General Public Building: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,390,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $247,000
Health and Hospitals: $126,000
General Local Government Support: $48,000
- Tax - Property: $5,492,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $685,000
Public Utilities Sales: $83,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $51,000
Motor Vehicle License: $28,000
Individual Income: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,401,000
Meade County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $952,000
Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
Regular Highways: $35,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $239,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,675,000
Regular Highways: $1,622,000
Health - Other: $770,000
Correctional Institutions: $759,000
Police Protection: $659,000
Financial Administration: $330,000
Natural Resources - Other: $252,000
Central Staff Services: $185,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
General Public Buildings: $126,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Local Fire Protection: $116,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $255,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $472,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $176,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $82,000
Solid Waste Management: $43,000
General - Other: $36,000
Local Fire Protection: $28,000
Health - Other: $22,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
General Public Building: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,390,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $247,000
Health and Hospitals: $126,000
General Local Government Support: $48,000
- Tax - Property: $5,492,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $685,000
Public Utilities Sales: $83,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $51,000
Motor Vehicle License: $28,000
Individual Income: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,401,000
Meade County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $952,000
Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
Regular Highways: $35,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $239,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,675,000
Regular Highways: $1,622,000
Health - Other: $770,000
Correctional Institutions: $759,000
Police Protection: $659,000
Financial Administration: $330,000
Natural Resources - Other: $252,000
Central Staff Services: $185,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
General Public Buildings: $126,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Local Fire Protection: $116,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $255,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $472,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $176,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $82,000
Solid Waste Management: $43,000
General - Other: $36,000
Local Fire Protection: $28,000
Health - Other: $22,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
General Public Building: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,390,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $247,000
Health and Hospitals: $126,000
General Local Government Support: $48,000
- Tax - Property: $5,492,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $685,000
Public Utilities Sales: $83,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $51,000
Motor Vehicle License: $28,000
Individual Income: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,401,000
Meade County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $952,000
Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
Regular Highways: $35,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $239,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,675,000
Regular Highways: $1,622,000
Health - Other: $770,000
Correctional Institutions: $759,000
Police Protection: $659,000
Financial Administration: $330,000
Natural Resources - Other: $252,000
Central Staff Services: $185,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
General Public Buildings: $126,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Local Fire Protection: $116,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $255,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $472,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $176,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $82,000
Solid Waste Management: $43,000
General - Other: $36,000
Local Fire Protection: $28,000
Health - Other: $22,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
General Public Building: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,390,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $247,000
Health and Hospitals: $126,000
General Local Government Support: $48,000
- Tax - Property: $5,492,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $685,000
Public Utilities Sales: $83,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $51,000
Motor Vehicle License: $28,000
Individual Income: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,401,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 40
- Number of aged recipients: 5
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 35
- Number of recipients under 18: 8
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 25
- Number of recipients older than 64: 7
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 11
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 17
| Most common first names in Meade County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 50 | 78.2 years |
| Mary | 44 | 83.3 years |
| Margaret | 31 | 83.4 years |
| William | 28 | 77.4 years |
| Charles | 25 | 79.9 years |
| Henry | 24 | 81.6 years |
| Robert | 19 | 72.9 years |
| George | 19 | 79.5 years |
| James | 17 | 72.1 years |
| Frank | 17 | 77.1 years |
| Most common last names in Meade County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Reimer | 25 | 75.0 years |
| Friesen | 20 | 79.7 years |
| Smith | 19 | 79.5 years |
| Isaac | 18 | 75.9 years |
| Classen | 18 | 85.1 years |
| Boyd | 16 | 77.5 years |
| Loewen | 14 | 81.0 years |
| Cordes | 13 | 76.5 years |
| Miller | 12 | 80.8 years |
| Wilson | 12 | 79.0 years |
| Businesses in Meade County, KS | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alco Stores | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |||
Meade County on our top lists:
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
