Plains ZIP Codes — Meade County, KS

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	494	31.7%
18 and over	1,065	68.3%
65 and over	167	10.7%
Median age	31.1 years

Group	Count	%
White	1,006	49.7%
Hispanic or Latino	465	23%
Other race	349	17.2%
Two or more races	171	8.4%
Black or African American	32	1.6%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	2.2%
$10k–$15k	2.8%
$15k–$25k	5.0%
$25k–$35k	6.0%
$35k–$50k	7.9%
$50k–$75k	28.3%
$75k–$100k	21.2%
$100k–$150k	12.2%
$150k–$200k	8.1%
$200k+	6.2%
Median income	$70,179

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$145,300
Median rent / month	$743
Owner occupied	72.9%
Renter occupied	27.1%
Vacant	12.8%
Single-family detached	77.4%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	20.9%
Median rooms	5.9
Avg household size (owned)	2.93

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	1.8%
2000–2009	1.7%
1990–1999	3.6%
1980–1989	4.5%
1970–1979	35.2%
1960–1969	10.7%
1950–1959	8.0%
1940–1949	6.5%
1939 or earlier	28.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	2.6%
2 bedrooms	26.6%
3 bedrooms	34.1%
4 bedrooms	19.4%
5+ bedrooms	17.3%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	4.5%
1 vehicle	28.3%
2 vehicles	33.3%
3 or more	34.0%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	74.3%
Electricity	8.8%
Propane / LP gas	15.2%
Wood	1.7%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	317	54.7%
Cohabiting couple	72	12.4%
Male householder, no spouse	94	16.2%
Female householder, no spouse	97	16.7%
Households with children under 18	292	50.3%
Households with seniors (65+)	130	22.4%
Average household size	2.69

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	27.9%	25.7%
Married	61.5%	59.1%
Separated	0.5%	2.8%
Widowed	2.7%	3.7%
Divorced	7.3%	8.6%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	75.9%
Bachelor's or higher	18.7%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	42	9.5%
Kindergarten	18	4.1%
Elementary school	184	41.4%
High school	117	26.4%
College / grad school	83	18.7%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	46.0%
Service	12.7%
Sales & office	17.6%
Natural resources & construction	9.7%
Production & transportation	13.9%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	72.7%
Government	9.9%
Self-employed	16.8%
Unpaid family workers	0.5%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	78.3%
Carpool	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.0%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	13.9

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	17.1%
Retirement income	10.2%
Supplemental Security	2.2%
Cash public assistance	0.2%
Food stamps / SNAP	6.0%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	31.2%
High cholesterol	33.7%
Heart disease	6.3%
Stroke	2.9%
Asthma	9.6%
Arthritis	22.2%
Kidney disease	2.8%
Pulmonary disease	6.7%
Cancer	5.9%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	18.0%
No physical activity	26.9%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	31.7%
Fair or poor health	15.7%
Poor mental health	14.9%
Poor physical health	10.5%
No health insurance	21.9%
Visited doctor (checkup)	71.0%
Visited dentist	57.4%
Cholesterol screening	86.1%
Teeth loss	17.7%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	31	2.9%

Disability	%
Any disability	7.0%
Under 18	0.0%
18–64 years	8.6%
65 and over	19.2%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	74.4%
Public insurance	21.7%
Uninsured under 19	13.4%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	1,391	89.2%
Spanish	186	13.4%
Other Indo-European	148	10.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander	32	2.3%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	1,249	80.1%
Born in same state	1,243	79.7%
Born in different state	887	56.9%
Foreign born	6	0.4%
Naturalized citizen	310	19.9%
Not a US citizen	89	28.7%