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Language Spoken At Home in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,615 | 100% |
English only | 23,094 | 97.8% |
Language other than English | 521 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 161 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 214 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 73 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 210 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 43 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 62 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 35 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,456 | 100% |
American | 1,543 | 6.1% |
Arab | 36 | 0.1% |
Czech | 390 | 1.5% |
Danish | 336 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 1,090 | 4.3% |
English | 2,651 | 10.4% |
French (except Basque) | 664 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 96 | 0.4% |
German | 9,563 | 37.6% |
Greek | 38 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 83 | 0.3% |
Irish | 3,719 | 14.6% |
Italian | 894 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 8 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 2,984 | 11.7% |
Polish | 490 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 26 | 0.1% |
Russian | 371 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 251 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 487 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 72 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 16 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 867 | 3.4% |
Swiss | 27 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 16 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 297 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 11 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,023 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,094 | 70.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,236 | 32.3% |
Married-couple family | 5,924 | 59.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,468 | 24.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 360 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 209 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 810 | 8.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 559 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 2,929 | 29.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,387 | 23.8% |
65 years and over | 853 | 8.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,384 | 33.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,135 | 21.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,673 | 100% |
Householder | 10,023 | 40.6% |
Spouse | 5,866 | 23.8% |
Child | 6,936 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 435 | 1.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,413 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 546 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,325 | 100% |
Never married | 2,700 | 26.2% |
Now married, except separated | 6,174 | 59.8% |
Separated | 77 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 232 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 1,142 | 11.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,853 | 100% |
Never married | 1,747 | 17.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,952 | 60.4% |
Separated | 203 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 712 | 7.2% |
Divorced | 1,239 | 12.6% |
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 | 515 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 169 | 32.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 87 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 102 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 137 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Grandparents in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 223 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 87 | 39.0% |
Less than 1 year | 25 | 11.2% |
1 or 2 years | 40 | 17.9% |
3 or 4 years | 3 | 1.3% |
5 or more years | 19 | 8.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 87 | 100% |
Who are female | 55 | 63.2% |
Who are married | 67 | 77.0% |
School Enrollment in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,404 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 396 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 201 | 3.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,989 | 46.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,320 | 20.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,498 | 23.4% |
Educational Attainment in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,464 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 394 | 2.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 791 | 4.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,516 | 33.5% |
Some college, no degree | 4,537 | 27.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,724 | 10.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,613 | 15.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 889 | 5.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.3% |
Veteran Status in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,026 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,054 | 16.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,132 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,272 | 13.6% |
Under 18 years | 6,286 | 100% |
With a disability | 393 | 6.3% |
18 to 64 years | 14,864 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,583 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 2,982 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,296 | 43.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 25,067 | 100% |
Same house | 20,982 | 83.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,986 | 15.9% |
Same county | 1,435 | 5.7% |
Different county | 2,551 | 10.2% |
Same state | 1,051 | 4.2% |
Different state | 1,500 | 6.0% |
Abroad | 99 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,456 | 100% |
Native | 25,118 | 98.7% |
Born in United States | 24,757 | 97.3% |
State of residence | 13,852 | 54.4% |
Different state | 10,905 | 42.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 361 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 338 | 1.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 338 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 190 | 56.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 148 | 43.8% |
Year of Entry in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 699 | 100% |
Native | 361 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 361 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 338 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22 | 6.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 316 | 93.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Meade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 338 | 100% |
Europe | 85 | 25.1% |
Asia | 77 | 22.8% |
Africa | 16 | 4.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 110 | 32.5% |
Northern America | 50 | 14.8% |