Kearney city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,491 ( 2,110 from 2010 )
Land area: 13.3 square miles
Population density: 786.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,502	90.57%	20.4%
Black:	44	0.42%	41.9%
Indian:	14	0.13%	53.3%
Asian:	34	0.32%	17.1%
2+ races:	453	4.32%	308.1%
Hispanic:	444	4.23%	62.0%

Total non-White:	989	9.43%	101.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1,613	23.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	497	7.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,381
7,889	94.13%
31	0.37%
30	0.36%
41	0.49%
111	1.32%
274	3.27%
492	5.87%

2000
5,446
5,360	98.42%
10	0.18%
12	0.22%
0	0.00%
52	0.95%
12	0.22%
86	1.58%

1990
1,810
1,767	97.62%
5	0.28%
12	0.66%
0	0.00%
n/a
26	1.44%
43	2.38%

1980
1,432
1,415	98.81%
0	0.00%
6	0.42%
2	0.14%
n/a
9	0.63%
17	1.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,529	46.4
406	7.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,593	198.5
43	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

352	24.6
26	1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Kearney city, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.9
2,610	24.9%
7,881	75.1%
1,464	14.0%

3,982
2.63

2,914	73.2%
2,443	83.8%
258	8.9%
1,068	26.8%

2010
Number	Percent
33.2
2,683	32.0%
5,698	68.0%
765	9.1%

2,978
2.81

2,270	76.2%
1,797	79.2%
254	11.2%
708	23.8%

2000
Number	Percent
30.8
1,834	33.7%
3,612	66.3%
479	8.8%

1,925
2.80

1,531	79.5%
1,261	82.4%
122	8.0%
394	20.5%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
549	30.3%
1,261	69.7%
203	11.2%

681
2.66

510	74.9%
434	85.1%
47	9.2%
171	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
449	31.4%
983	68.6%
153	10.7%

525
2.73

411	78.3%
364	88.6%
32	7.8%
114	21.7%

2022 Housing Data for Kearney city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	72	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	0.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	97	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	93	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	125	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	104	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	95	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	148	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	129	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	260	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	344	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	514	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	540	13.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	492	12.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	486	12.2%
$200,000 or more	472	11.9%

Median Household Income	99,969
Per Capita Income	44,596

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	107	2.7%
Public Assistance	74	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	111	2.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,399	82.2%
Unemployed	88	1.3%
In Armed Forces	72	1.1%

Total Labor Force	5,559	84.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,010	15.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,512	1,558	61.7%
Non-Profit	183	390	31.9%
Self-Employed	293	161	64.5%

Local Government	131	461	22.1%
State Government	31	123	20.1%
Federal Government	143	107	57.2%

Total Private + Self	2,805	1,719	62.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	488	1,081	31.1%
Total	3,293	2,800	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,180	19.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,007	16.5%
Professional, Technical	1,772	29.1%
Service Occupations	614	10.1%
All others	1,520	24.9%

White Collar		65.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,212	19.9%
Manufacturing	840	13.8%
Construction	556	9.1%
Educational services	551	9.0%
Retail trade	428	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	392	6.4%
Finance and insurance	355	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	325	5.3%
Other services	318	5.2%
Public administration	310	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	247	4.1%
Wholesale trade	174	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	132	2.2%
Information	105	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	48	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	47	0.8%
Utilities	37	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	327	3.12%
Puerto Rican	17	0.16%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	13	0.12%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	13	0.12%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	87	0.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	34	0.32%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,467	95.7%
Spanish	271	2.7%
Other Asian	70	0.7%
Other Indo-European	64	0.6%
German, other Germanic	16	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,702	25.8%
Irish	1,715	16.3%
English	945	9.0%
American	941	9.0%
Italian	573	5.5%
European	395	3.8%
Scotch-Irish	287	2.7%
French	271	2.6%
Scandinavian	132	1.3%
Polish	131	1.2%
Croatian	113	1.1%
Dutch	100	1.0%
Welsh	87	0.8%
Danish	70	0.7%
Scottish	68	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,367	98.8%
Not a citizen	124	1.2%

Native	10,347	98.6%
Foreign-born	144	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
111	1.5%	183	2.5%	1,918	26.6%	2,484	34.4%	1,638	22.7%	887	12.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	111	1.5%
9-12 Years	183	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,918	26.6%
Some College	2,484	34.4%
Bach. Degree	1,638	22.7%
Grad Degree	887	12.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +717	R +300	D + 3.0%
D +417
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,659	67.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,665	30.8%	84	1.6%	5,408	11	21	0.18%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	2,942	66.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,248	28.2%	237	5.4%	4,427	10	21	0.16%

2020 President, Kearney city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,665

30.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,659

67.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,408

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Kearney city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,248

28.2%

Donald Trump (R)

2,942

66.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

182

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,427

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kearney city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	68%	Mike Parson* (R)	3,553	65.6%	Nicole Galloway (D)	1,766	32.6%	97 [+]	1.8%	5,416	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 77 (1.4%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 20 (0.4%);
2018	S1	49%	Josh Hawley (R)	2,198	59.2%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	1,417	38.2%	97 [+]	2.6%	3,712	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 49 (1.3%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 34 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.4%);
2016	S3	63%	Roy Blunt* (R)	2,439	54.9%	Jason Kander (D)	1,808	40.7%	196 [+]	4.4%	4,443	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 107 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 51 (1.1%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 38 (0.9%);
2016	G	63%	Eric Greitens (R)	2,713	60.7%	Chris Koster (D)	1,629	36.5%	126 [+]	2.8%	4,468	10	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 68 (1.5%); Les Turilli (I) 36 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 22 (0.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,228
Median Value	$266,400

Occupied	3,982	94.2%
Vacant	246	5.8%

Owned	3,102	77.9%
Rented	880	22.1%
Median Rent	$1,035

Single-Family Units	3,534	83.6%
Detached	3,394	80.3%
Attached	140	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	244	5.8%
Mobile Homes	28	0.7%

Kearney city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kearney city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Kearney city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kearney city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kearney city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kearney city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kearney city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kearney city, MO