Meade County vs. Seward County

	Meade County (KS)	Seward County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,146	21,780
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-9.4%	-5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,575	22,950
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,575	22,952
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	9.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.6%	31.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.3%	9.8%
Female persons, percent	49.3%	49.3%
White alone, percent	95.3%	88.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	17.8%	62.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.2%	29.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	200	513
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.7%	30.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,999	8,242
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.4%	68.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$92,700	$98,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,142	$1,159
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$457	$449
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$633	$743
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.4%	16.6%
Building permits, 2018	1	33
Households, 2014-2018	1,675	7,315
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	3.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.8%	84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	21.3%	59.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.0%	85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.3%	77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.1%	11.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	4.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.3%	19.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	70.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.3%	59.3%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	198,450	264,372
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,204	317,140
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,326	$13,468
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.2	16.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,568	$47,025
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,273	$20,352
Persons in poverty, percent	9.4%	15.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	128	558
Total employment, 2017	926	8,556
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	34,477	330,562
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.0%	-2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	398	1,308
All firms, 2012	422	1,838
Men-owned firms, 2012	244	1,011
Women-owned firms, 2012	79	458
Minority-owned firms, 2012	29	495
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	375	1,229
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	47	215
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	350	1,473
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.7%	19.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.7	35.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	978.09	639.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Meade county (KS) and Seward county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.