Total Population  
    2005 2006 2007 2008 2009  
  Labor Market Area 323,226 324,946 327,813 330,701 332,969  
  Meade County 27,908 27,520 27,207 27,013 26,501  
 Brandenburg2,2142,1902,1572,183N/A 
  Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.  
  Population by Selected Age Groups, 2009  
    Meade County Labor Market Area  
Number Percent Number Percent  
  Under 16 5,445 20.5 71,413 21.4  
  16-24 3,184 12.0 39,504 11.9  
  25-44 7,373 27.8 88,553 26.6  
  45-64 7,746 29.2 93,367 28.0  
  65-84 2,526 9.5 35,953 10.8  
  85 and older 227 0.9 4,179 1.3  
  Median Age N/A   N/A    
  Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.  
  Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2009  
    Meade County Labor Market Area  
Number Percent Number Percent  
  White 24,774 93.5 305,185 91.7  
  Black 1,047 4.0 18,501 5.6  
  Am. Indian & Alaska Native 167 0.6 1,142 0.3  
  Asian 175 0.7 3,410 1.0  
  Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander 34 0.1 231 0.1  
  Other/Multirace 304 1.1 4,500 1.4  
  Hispanic Origin 722 2.7 8,000 2.4  
  Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black, etc. and be of hispanic origin.
Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.		  

 
  Population Projections  
    2015 2020 2025 2030  
  Meade County 29,049 29,609 30,005 30,163  
  Source: Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville.  
  Personal Income  
    2003 2008 Pct. Change  
  Meade County $22,677 $31,862 40.5 %  
  Kentucky $26,299 $31,936 21.4 %  
  U.S. $32,271 $40,166 24.5 %  
  Labor Market Area Range $20,892- $32,660 $26,038- $39,990  
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.  
  Households  
    2005 2008  
  Number of Households Persons Per Household Median Household Income  
  Meade County 10,330 2.72 $44,122  
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (Median Household Income)
Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville (Number of Households, Persons Per Houshold).