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Meade County
Meade County, South Dakota
At a Glance
Population 29,852 County Seat Meade County Courthouse State FIPS 46 County FIPS 093 Num Towns 9 Census-Designated Places 3 Total Town Population 27,294 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 29,970 Median Age 36.5 Veterans 3,045 Housing Units 12,429 Uninsured 404 Net Migration (recent) 401 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 798 Total Employees 6,542 Avg Annual Pay $57,255 Median Household Income $70,256 Poverty Rate 7.4% Unemployment Rate 3.2% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $69,861 Federal Spending FY2024 $834,929,204 Federal Spending Per Capita $27,969
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $252,300 Median Rent $1,109 FMR Studio $751 FMR 1BR $835 FMR 2BR $1,095 FMR 3BR $1,506 FMR 4BR $1,839
Health & Safety
Hospitals 18 EMS Stations 27 Fire Stations 27 Police Stations 26 Adult Smoking 16.4% Adult Obesity 33.6% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 16.9 Air Quality Good Days 266
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 12.86 Electric Customers 433548 Towns with Broadband Data 9 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 9
Community
Churches 17 Libraries 9 Historic Places (NRHP) 32 Homeless Population N/A Schools 75 SNAP Stores 20 Bank Branches 5
Agriculture
Total Farms 237 Land in Farms (acres) 163,706 Avg Farm Size (acres) 690.7 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-05 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2019-10-07 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2019-09-23 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM 2017-02-01 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2013-11-08 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM 2010-03-10 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD AND NEAR RECORD SNOW 2008-12-12 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2008-07-09 FM EAST RIDGE FIRE 2006-07-27
Detailed Topics
Communities in Meade County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
