In Meade County, jobs in the support activities for mining pay the highest wages

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Employment in the support activities for mining industry wages were the highest in Meade County for 2006. The average industry job in Meade County was paid an annual wage of $30,652 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Kansas of $44,991 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,588.

Top-pay jobs in Meade County, Kansas can be found in depository credit intermediation ($30,480), accounting and bookkeeping services ($15,978), full-service restaurants ($5,150) and oilseed and grain farming (.) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail Comparison

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Meade County Wages have increased by 13.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Meade County, Kansas by a total of 13.3%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Kansas and less than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Meade County Industry Wages Lag Behind Kansas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Meade County, Kansas can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 24.9 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $34,562. The average pay was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Meade County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Meade County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 29.7 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Kansas, where the it saw a loss of 12.7 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Meade County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.4 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (29.7 percent decline)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (25.5 percent decline)
3. Utility system construction (17.2 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (15.3 percent decline)
5. Specialized freight trucking (15 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 10.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Kansas, which experienced a loss of -0.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Meade County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 17.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Meade County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Kansas, where this industry saw a gain of 16.2 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Meade County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.2 percent.

Top 3 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (17.9 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (12.5 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (7.3 percent gain)

In Meade County, Kansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 76 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Meade County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 26 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 38.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Meade County, Kansas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (26 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (16 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (6 jobs lost)









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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Meade County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Meade County, Kansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 45 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Meade County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has grown the most with 0 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry makes up -3.7 percent of the total employment growth in Meade County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (8 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (110 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (58 new jobs)





Employment for all industries has decreased by 6.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Kansas, which experienced a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Meade County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 83.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Meade County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Kansas, where this industry saw a gain of 4.4 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Meade County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (83.3 percent gain)
2. Civic and social organizations (2.6 percent gain)

Meade County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 26.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Kansas, where the industry felt a gain of 4.4 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Meade County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.2 in percent of workers in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (26.7 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2.9 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (2.9 percent decline)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Meade County, Kansas

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Meade County, Kansas can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 50 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Meade County, with 17.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Meade County reported a median household income of $78,244, this level was 81.9 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Meade County, Kansas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $42,893 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent less than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 89.8 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $4,388. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $21,938. This median income level is 49 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic Householders in Meade County, Kansas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $39,813, this median household income is 7.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Meade County was reported to have a medium-high median income for households of $43,010 (2005 Dollars). This median is 10.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of Kansas of $47,530 and this is 14.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Meade County, Kansas

In Meade County, Kansas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 20.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 11.2 percent of the Asian alone and 5.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Meade County, Kansas may to understood as having a highly-educated population of the working age, with 19.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Meade has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Kansas's proportion of 25.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Meade County, Kansas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Meade have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 21 percent (Men) versus 18.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Meade County, Kansas

Meade County, Kansas has a population that is made of 85.1 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 13.2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 14.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Kansas percent of 16. Since 2000, Meade has increased in diversity when 11.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Meade County, Kansas had a population that was estimated at 4,625 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 4,631. The decline denotes a decrease of -0.1 percent. Meade ranks 26 of 105 counties by growth in total population in Kansas and the county ranks 1,942 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Meade County, Kansas to be 37.0 years of age. The median in Meade is greater than the median age for the State of Kansas of 36.1. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.3 years old. With a total of 27.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Meade can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 55.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Meade internationally. The migration from outside the US into Meade makes up 0.3 percent of the total migration into the State of Kansas. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Meade encompasses a total area of 978 square miles. The land areas has a very low average area density of 5 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Benson, ND (5 per sq. mile ), Custer, SD (5 per sq. mile ), Custer, CO (5 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Shoshone, ID (5 per sq. mile ), Churchill, NV (5 per sq. mile ), Huerfano, CO (5 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Meade County, Kansas

Throughout the State of Kansas, Meade County places 69 of 105 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,694 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Meade County, the census reported 1,994 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 17 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.9 percent.

Meade County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $52,900, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Kansas 2000 home value of $83,500 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Meade County, Kansas. In 2000, 93 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau