County profile
Meade County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#1839 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 86% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+22.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,633
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
362
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
30,699
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.9%
Median HH income
$74.4k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
20.0%±2.6%
Poverty rate
12.2%±2.2%
Business applications
351 · 2025
Retail establishments
62
20.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation22%
Construction20%
Health care14%
Manufacturing11%
Professional services10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
30,699
residents · 2025 · +2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $52.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+744
International migration+37
Natural change−108
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$555.9M2019
$574.6M2020
$710.5M2021
$752.3M2022
$819.7M2023
$1.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$207.9k±$13.5k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$63/mo
Vacancy rate
10.1%±2.6%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$36.5M
165 units · 5.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
40.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 79Tornado 76Ice storm 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1962016
2062017
2192018
2262019
2332020
2642021
3112022
3102023
3372024
3412025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 46% since 20211132021
1372022
1152023
1242024
1652025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
29.7 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
4.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
7.5 km
CGB Brandenburg
Nearest commercial airport
47.7 km
LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.8k
avg. annual pay · +53% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Meade?
Meade's economy produced $1.0B in 2024, growing 22.3% year over year — faster than 99% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.