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Meade County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Meade County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Meade County is a small Kentucky county of 30,032 residents that has grown 6.0% over five years, with a workforce characterized by a high school attainment rate of 90.6% but a relatively low bachelor's degree share of 18.4%, pointing toward a blue-collar, trades-oriented labor pool. Median worker earnings of $41,886 and a median household income of $74,355 sit at moderate levels, while a 3.7% unemployment rate and 61.6% labor force participation reflect a stable but not especially deep local labor market. Housing costs remain accessible at a $195,000 median home value and $976 median monthly rent, and a mean commute of 34.0 minutes suggests workers routinely draw from or contribute to neighboring regional economies.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

30,032

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,355

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.0% since 2018

Meade County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,810 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,102 (3.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,015 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race755 (2.5%)
  • Asian Alone204 (0.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone114 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish370
  2. 2.Other Indo-European132
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic114
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)39
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic28

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,790

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$21,724

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$35,010

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,933
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,862
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,425
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,417
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,351

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,670
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,758
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,416
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,184
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,161

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.71×)1,378
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.62×)1,056
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.57×)1,495
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.23×)1,485
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.01×)222

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$195,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$976/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,322 (16.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,139 (14.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999985 (12.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999884 (10.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999518 (6.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999484 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,886

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,534 (81.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,369 (9.6%)
  • Carpooled991 (7.0%)
  • Walked166 (1.2%)
  • Other124 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit17 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.