Meade County , Kansas
Population: 3,949 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $74,868 Home $122,000 Rent $799/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Meade County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $122,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Meade County in the bottom 16% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$74,868
Median Income
household
$122,000
Home Value
median
$799/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $74,868 |
| Per Capita Income | $44,359 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.6% |
| Median Home Value | $122,000 |
| Median Gross Rent | $799/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 72.7% |
| Renter Occupied | 27.3% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 3,949 |
| Median Age | 37.5 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 22.8% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
36.8%
Obesity
12.5%
Diabetes
15.8%
Smoking
31.6%
High Blood Pressure
30.6%
No Physical Activity
20.3%
Depression
34.7%
Insufficient Sleep
73.2%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 15.6 · 16th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
32.89
🔥 Wildfire
87.63
❄️ Winter Storm
17.15
🌍 Earthquake
16.44
☀️ Drought
95.42
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