Meade County, Kentucky Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Meade County is 3rd in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - Two or More

Meade County is 4th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in People per household

Meade County is 4th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Meade County is 7th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Meade County is 13th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Meade County is 15th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Meade County is 15th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Meade County is 18th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - Asian

Meade County is 18th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Current population (2012)	29,237	35th	4,380,415	313,914,040
Size in square miles	305.4	61st	39,486.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	93.6	33rd	109.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Residents younger than 5	6.9%	15th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.3%	7th	23.2%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.2%	115th	14.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.6%	15th	81.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.9%	52nd	20.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Race - White	92.1%	93rd	88.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.9%	43rd	8.1%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	4th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	18th	1.3%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	24th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	3rd	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	18th	3.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.2%	93rd	85.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Female residents	50.0%	92nd	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.6%	34th	3.1%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Housing units	11,784	43rd	1,932,599	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.6%	13th	17.8%	25.9%
Households	10,162	42nd	1,681,085	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.4%	85th	69.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$111,700	30th	$118,700	$186,200
People per household	2.8	4th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	84	21st	9,725	829,658

Income Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Income per capita	$20,188	52nd	$23,033	$27,915
Income per household	$45,007	25th	$42,248	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.4%	94th	18.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Meade County	Rank	Kentucky	US
Non-farm private establishments	341	55th	89,770	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,187	67th	1,463,173	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,962	46th	337,600	27,092,908
Retail sales	$170,689	54th	$50,405,925	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,274	75th	$11,843	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	110th	$6,300,866	$613,795,732