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MeadeKS
A town of 1,341. A typical home worth about $128K.
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Population
1,341
−12.6% since 2010
Typical home
$128K
+9.5% in a year
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
46.7
years
Jobs based here
498
Balanced
What makes Meade stand out
The thing Meade does most differently from other towns.
Small town
1,341 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Meade home is worth about $128K
The typical Meade home is worth about $128,000, up 9.5% in a year, 49% below the Kansas typical home.
$128KZillow home value
Typical home value
Meade$128K
Kansas$250K
+9.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Meade has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
17″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–48°
Spring41–70°
Summer64–92°
Fall43–72°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
About one in three working residents works right in Meade
About one in 3 of Meade’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Dodge City (6%), Fowler (5%) and Liberal (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
37%work in town
Where working residents work
In Meade37%
Dodge City6%
Fowler5%
Liberal5%
Plains4%
16 mi
median commute distance
498
jobs based in Meade
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
High risk, with tornadoes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TornadoesInland floodingWildfire
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
Healthier than 46% of U.S. towns
Meade beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better26 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Meade | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.5% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.7% |
Meade District Hospital
0.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
39th
percentile among KS towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A shrinking town
Meade has shrunk 12.6% since 2010
1,721 people in 2010; 1,341 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
About Meade
City in Meade County, Kansas
Meade is a city in and the county seat of Meade County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,505.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 1,505
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,497 ft
- ZIP code
- 67864
- Area code
- 620