Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Mead is worth considering.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.67 minutes getting to work every day.
Mead is a very car-oriented town. 98.25% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Mead is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Mead has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
As is often the case in a small town, Mead doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Mead have a very low rate of college education: just 7.97% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Mead in 2022 was $24,785, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,140 for a family of four. However, Mead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mead is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mead residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Mead include Irish, German, English, Welsh, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Mead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
