Language Spoken At Home in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 26,861 | 100% |
English only | 25,978 | 96.7% |
Language other than English | 883 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 322 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 469 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 149 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 207 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 74 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 167 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 59 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 40 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 40 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,979 | 100% |
American | 5,589 | 19.3% |
Arab | 40 | 0.1% |
Czech | 44 | 0.2% |
Danish | 2 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 372 | 1.3% |
English | 2,652 | 9.2% |
French (except Basque) | 655 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 65 | 0.2% |
German | 6,332 | 21.9% |
Greek | 83 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 5,585 | 19.3% |
Italian | 360 | 1.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 57 | 0.2% |
Polish | 336 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 18 | 0.1% |
Russian | 25 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 321 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 534 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 71 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 21 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 45 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 42 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 144 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 20 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,253 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,724 | 75.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,399 | 33.2% |
Married-couple family | 6,129 | 59.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,408 | 23.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 432 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 296 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,163 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 695 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,529 | 24.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,240 | 21.8% |
65 years and over | 898 | 8.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,779 | 36.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,212 | 21.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,841 | 100% |
Householder | 10,253 | 35.6% |
Spouse | 6,142 | 21.3% |
Child | 9,483 | 32.9% |
Other relatives | 1,711 | 5.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,252 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 512 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,149 | 100% |
Never married | 2,755 | 24.7% |
Now married, except separated | 6,464 | 58.0% |
Separated | 199 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 315 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 1,416 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,262 | 100% |
Never married | 2,342 | 20.8% |
Now married, except separated | 6,402 | 56.8% |
Separated | 307 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 982 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 1,229 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 329 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 85 | 25.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 102 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 796 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 408 | 51.3% |
Less than 1 year | 60 | 7.5% |
1 or 2 years | 139 | 17.5% |
3 or 4 years | 94 | 11.8% |
5 or more years | 115 | 14.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 408 | 100% |
Who are female | 174 | 42.6% |
Who are married | 369 | 90.4% |
School Enrollment in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,624 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 414 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 479 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,561 | 46.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,749 | 22.9% |
College or graduate school | 1,421 | 18.6% |
Educational Attainment in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,579 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 919 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,714 | 9.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,270 | 39.1% |
Some college, no degree | 4,775 | 25.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,606 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,234 | 6.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,061 | 5.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.4% |
Veteran Status in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,211 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,396 | 16.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 27,955 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,256 | 15.2% |
Under 18 years | 7,863 | 100% |
With a disability | 415 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 17,130 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,382 | 13.9% |
65 years and over | 2,962 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,459 | 49.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 28,638 | 100% |
Same house | 23,152 | 80.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,270 | 18.4% |
Same county | 2,375 | 8.3% |
Different county | 2,895 | 10.1% |
Same state | 1,105 | 3.9% |
Different state | 1,790 | 6.3% |
Abroad | 216 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,979 | 100% |
Native | 28,425 | 98.1% |
Born in United States | 27,711 | 95.6% |
State of residence | 18,296 | 63.1% |
Different state | 9,415 | 32.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 714 | 2.5% |
Foreign born | 554 | 1.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 554 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 161 | 29.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 393 | 70.9% |
Year of Entry in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,268 | 100% |
Native | 714 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 65 | 9.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 649 | 90.9% |
Foreign born | 554 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 29 | 5.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 525 | 94.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 554 | 100% |
Europe | 209 | 37.7% |
Asia | 254 | 45.8% |
Africa | 16 | 2.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 69 | 12.5% |
Northern America | 6 | 1.1% |