Census tract · Meade County

Census Tract 9704.01, Meade County, Kentucky

Census Tract 9704.01, GEOID 21163970401, in Meade County, Kentucky, partly within Ekron and Brandenburg. 5,103 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±795); the 2020 Census counted 5,543.

Residents, 2020-2024

5,103

±795 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 5,543

Median household income

$69,550

±$14,768 (90% margin)
Meade County: $74,355

Median home value

$162,100

±$12,955 (90% margin)
Meade County: $207,900

Median gross rent

$971

±$68 (90% margin)
Meade County: $1,026

Where is Census Tract 9704.01?

Census Tract 9704.01 is one of 9 census tracts in Meade County, Kentucky. It covers 50.77 square miles of land, 109 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 21163970401, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 9704.01 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Ekron14%
Brandenburg5%
Census Tract 9704.01 (marked with a dot) in Meade County, Kentucky. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
96019703.019703.029704.039704.049705 9704.01 5 mi
Census Tract 9704.01 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Meade County.

6 census tracts border Census Tract 9704.01: Tract 9601 in Breckinridge County ($55,592), Tract 9703.01 ($79,861), Tract 9703.02 ($76,982), Tract 9704.03 ($63,510), Tract 9704.04 ($88,438) and Tract 9705 ($70,524). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 9704.01?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 9704.01's population at 5,103 (±795) in 1,985 households; the 2020 Census counted 5,543 residents and 2,188 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9704.01Meade CountyKentucky
Total population 5,103 ±795 30,158 4,534,824
Households 1,985 ±238 11,007 1,814,469
Average household size 2.57 ±0.33 2.72 2.43
Housing units 2,073 ±256 12,237 2,023,116

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 9704.01?

The median resident of Census Tract 9704.01 is 43.0 years old; 17.3% are under 18 and 15.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 91.8%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 3.7%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 9704.01Meade CountyKentucky
Median age 43.0 ±5.7 39.5 39.1
Under 18 years 17.3% ±4.0 pts 21.9% 22.6%
65 years and over 15.2% ±3.2 pts 15.6% 17.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6% ±1.8 pts 4.2% 5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic 91.8% ±3.4 pts 88.0% 81.5%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 1.7% ±1.9 pts 3.3% 7.6%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.6% 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.1% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.4% 0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.7% ±2.1 pts 3.3% 3.9%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.3 pts 0.0% 0.3%
Born outside the United States 0.0% ±0.7 pts 1.4% 4.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 0.0% ±0.7 pts 2.6% 6.8%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 11.7% ±5.4 pts 12.1% 6.5%
With a disability 22.5% ±5.6 pts 19.6% 17.9%
No health insurance coverage 4.2% ±2.0 pts 5.1% 6.0%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 88.1% ±4.8 pts 91.0% 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 10.8% ±4.3 pts 20.0% 27.6%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 2.1% ±2.0 pts 6.9% 11.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 91.3% ±5.6 pts 87.6% 87.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 9704.01 earn?

Half of the 1,985 households in Census Tract 9704.01 earn less than $69,550 a year (±$14,768), against $74,355 across Meade County: 6th highest of the county's 8 tracts with a reliable estimate. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9704.01Meade CountyKentucky
Median household income $69,550 ±$14,768 $74,355 $63,726
Mean household income $87,595 ±$12,463 $93,797 $87,807
Per capita income $35,623 ±$4,744 $36,483 $35,821
People below the poverty line 6.1% ±2.8 pts 12.2% 16.1%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 8.0% ±6.1 pts 19.1% 20.3%
Households receiving SNAP 11.6% ±5.4 pts 11.5% 13.2%
Households with a computer 97.0% ±2.5 pts 96.8% 93.6%
Households with a broadband subscription 91.4% ±5.3 pts 91.5% 88.6%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 9704.01?

Owners occupy 83.8% of Census Tract 9704.01's occupied homes and renters 16.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $162,100 by its owner (±$12,955). The median renter pays $971 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9704.01Meade CountyKentucky
Median home value (owner-occupied) $162,100 ±$12,955 $207,900 $205,600
Median gross rent $971 ±$68 $1,026 $967
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 19.7% ±22.0 pts 31.4% 36.6%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,075 ±$156 $1,344 $1,433
Owner-occupied homes 83.8% ±8.7 pts 74.1% 68.3%
Renter-occupied homes 16.2% ±8.7 pts 25.9% 31.7%
Housing units 2,073 ±256 12,237 2,023,116
Single-family detached homes 71.5% ±8.0 pts 67.1% 67.5%
Mobile homes 27.9% ±8.0 pts 20.4% 10.7%
Built 2020 or later 1.1% ±1.2 pts 2.0% 1.8%
Built 2010 to 2019 15.7% ±6.8 pts 12.9% 9.1%
Built 1939 or earlier 4.0% ±3.5 pts 6.6% 9.0%
Households with no vehicle 2.0% ±2.3 pts 4.3% 6.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 9704.01 get to work?

89.1% of Census Tract 9704.01's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 36.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9704.01Meade CountyKentucky
In the labor force (age 16+) 62.2% ±6.2 pts 63.8% 59.7%
Unemployment rate 4.2% ±3.4 pts 4.8% 4.9%
Drove alone to work 89.1% ±6.7 pts 81.1% 76.6%
Carpooled 5.3% ±5.7 pts 7.0% 9.3%
Public transportation 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.1% 0.6%
Walked 0.0% ±1.4 pts 1.2% 2.0%
Worked from home 5.1% ±3.7 pts 9.6% 10.2%
Mean travel time to work 36.7 min ±10.3 33.0 min 24.0 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 9704.01 compare with the other tracts in Meade County?

Among Meade County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 9704.01 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 9704.01's rank among the tracts of Meade County
MeasureIn Meade County
Population2nd of 8
Residents per square mile6th of 9
Median household income6th of 8
Per capita income7th of 9
Median home value6th of 7
Median gross rent5th of 8
Poverty rate7th of 7
Bachelor's degree or higher7th of 8
Median age4th of 9
Owner-occupied share4th of 7

The tracts next to it on Meade County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 9703.013rd$79,861±$25,189 · within the margin of this tract3,407
Tract 9703.024th$76,982±$27,402 · within the margin of this tract6,477
Tract 97055th$70,524±$24,878 · within the margin of this tract3,405
Tract 9704.016th$69,550±$14,7685,103
Tract 9704.037th$63,510±$13,837 · within the margin of this tract4,843
Tract 97018th$60,508±$21,412 · within the margin of this tract1,127

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 9704.01?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 9704.01 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

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