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Kearney County, NE


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Kearney, NE
Designated Market Area: Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NE-KS
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Aging Farmlands

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2022 population: 6,690   ( 201 from 2010 , 13 from 2020)
Land area: 516.2 square miles
Population density: 13.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:6,016 89.93% 2.4%
Black:190.28% 90.0%
Indian:190.28% 35.7%
Asian:230.34% 64.3%
2+ races:560.84% 47.4%
Hispanic:5578.33% 128.3%
Total non-White:67410.07% 106.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:180 13.5
Deaths:16812.6
Net Migration: -29-2.2
Net Immigration: 312.3
Change in White population:-146 -2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:347 5.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
6,489
6,16294.96%
100.15%
140.22%
140.22%
380.59%
2443.76%
3275.04%

2000
6,882
6,65996.76%
90.13%
90.13%
170.25%
260.38%
1612.34%
2233.24%

1990
6,629
6,55898.93%
00.00%
00.00%
30.05%
n/a
681.03%
711.07%

1980
7,053
6,92898.23%
00.00%
00.00%
20.03%
n/a
1231.74%
1251.77%

1970
6,707
6,63298.88%
10.01%
00.00%
50.07%
n/a
701.04%
75 1.12%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
705 10.2
6189.0
-473-6.9
-3-0.0
-497 -7.2
104 1.5
1990's
NumberRate
810 12.2
77911.8
1712.6
120.2
101 1.5
152 2.3
1980's
NumberRate
1,009 14.3
685 9.7
-732 -10.4
n/a
-370 -5.2
-54 -0.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
32 0.5
n/a
296 4.4
50 0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Kearney County, NE
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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
NumberPercent
38.3
1,719 25.7%
4,971 74.3%
1,331 19.9%
2,683
2.46
1,839 68.5%
1,483 80.6%
202 11.0%
844 31.5%

2010
NumberPercent
43.3
1,572 24.2%
4,917 75.8%
1,187 18.3%
2,681
2.39
1,845 68.8%
1,580 85.6%
112 6.1%
836 31.2%

2000
NumberPercent
38.5
1,841 26.8%
5,041 73.2%
1,144 16.6%
2,635
2.51
1,920 72.9%
1,670 87.0%
152 7.9%
715 27.1%

1990
NumberPercent
35.7
1,774 26.8%
4,855 73.2%
1,157 17.5%
2,543
2.52
1,852 72.8%
1,657 89.5%
98 5.3%
691 27.2%

1980
NumberPercent
33.7
1,944 27.6%
5,109 72.4%
1,179 16.7%
2,558
2.62
1,932 75.5%
1,767 91.5%
52 2.7%
626 24.5%

2022 Housing Data for Kearney County, NE

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units2,970 
Median Value$203,200 
Occupied2,68390.3%
Vacant2879.7%
Owned2,06677.0%
Rented61723.0%
Median Rent$784 
Single-Family Units2,59987.5%
    Detached2,56786.4%
    Attached321.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units903.0%
Mobile Homes2287.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kearney County, NE

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000833.1%
$10,000 to $14,999602.2%
$15,000 to $19,9991425.3%
$20,000 to $24,999762.8%
$25,000 to $29,999712.6%
$30,000 to $34,999943.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991465.4%
$40,000 to $44,999692.6%
$45,000 to $49,999983.7%
$50,000 to $59,9992619.7%
$60,000 to $74,99926910.0%
$75,000 to $99,99937814.1%
$100,000 to $124,99936213.5%
$125,000 to $149,9992589.6%
$150,000 to $199,9991917.1%
$200,000 or more1254.7%
Median Household Income74,276 
Per Capita Income37,233 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state91 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI993.7%
Public Assistance371.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1475.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed2,91483.3%
Unemployed531.5%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force2,96784.8%
Not in Labor Force53115.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 16.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,21091057.1%
Non-Profit9325027.1%
Self-Employed39022263.7%
Local Government11512248.5%
State Government596448.0%
Federal Government171356.7%
Total Private + Self1,6001,13258.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.28444938.7%
Total1,8841,58154.4%
Pct. Govt.11.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts61217.6%
Sales and Office Occupations57016.4%
Professional, Technical72620.9%
Service Occupations56416.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1885.4%
All others1,00528.9%
White Collar 54.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance57616.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting43612.5%
Retail trade38211.0%
Manufacturing3269.4%
Educational services3108.9%
Construction2507.2%
Accommodation and food services2065.9%
Other services1584.5%
Transportation and warehousing1484.3%
Finance and insurance1193.4%
Wholesale trade1113.2%
Information1012.9%
Professional, scientific, technical862.5%
Public administration742.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation692.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing441.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.411.2%
Utilities351.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction40.1%
Management10.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kearney County, NE

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4767.15%
Puerto Rican00.00%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American180.27%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan170.26%
Honduran10.02%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American190.29%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan190.29%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic40.06%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese480.72%
Filipino20.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English5,92095.0%
Spanish2834.5%
German, other Germanic130.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun80.1%
Other Indo-European30.0%
Tagalog20.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German2,88643.4%
Swedish72010.8%
Irish6419.6%
English5838.8%
Danish3465.2%
American3345.0%
French1862.8%
Czech1322.0%
Scottish1281.9%
Dutch1111.7%
Polish811.2%
European721.1%
Italian570.9%
Russian380.6%
Scotch-Irish310.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen6,40896.3%
Not a citizen2473.7%
Native6,31294.8%
Foreign-born3435.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kearney County, NE

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
166 3.7%113 2.5%1,240 27.8%1,561 35.0%1,089 24.4%287 6.4%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 166 3.7%
9-12 Years 113 2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,240 27.8%
Some College 1,561 35.0%
Bach. Degree 1,089 24.4%
Grad Degree 287 6.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Kearney County, NE

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 3,260 3,200 60 1.8% 2.4%
1991 3,233 3,173 60 1.9% 2.7%
1992 3,376 3,314 62 1.8% 2.8%
1993 3,413 3,355 58 1.7% 2.8%
1994 3,534 3,471 63 1.8% 2.6%
1995 3,516 3,454 62 1.8% 2.6%
1996 3,556 3,492 64 1.8% 2.7%
1997 3,598 3,542 56 1.6% 2.4%
1998 3,682 3,616 66 1.8% 2.5%
1999 3,798 3,716 82 2.2% 2.7%
2000 3,717 3,641 76 2.0% 2.8%
2001 3,738 3,650 88 2.4% 3.1%
2002 3,851 3,744 107 2.8% 3.7%
2003 3,901 3,796 105 2.7% 3.9%
2004 3,924 3,811 113 2.9% 3.9%
2005 3,891 3,781 110 2.8% 3.8%
2006 3,882 3,794 88 2.3% 3.0%
2007 3,811 3,728 83 2.2% 2.9%
2008 3,685 3,587 98 2.7% 3.2%
2009 3,612 3,471 141 3.9% 4.7%
2010 3,790 3,655 135 3.6% 4.7%
2011 3,906 3,779 127 3.3% 4.4%
2012 3,927 3,817 110 2.8% 3.9%
2013 3,893 3,786 107 2.7% 3.7%
2014 3,851 3,757 94 2.4% 3.3%
2015 3,807 3,723 84 2.2% 3.0%
2016 3,761 3,673 88 2.3% 3.1%
2017 3,766 3,683 83 2.2% 2.9%
2018 3,770 3,691 79 2.1% 2.9%
2019 3,801 3,718 83 2.2% 3.0%
2020 3,776 3,655 121 3.2% 4.2%
2021 3,840 3,766 74 1.9% 2.7%
2022 3,767 3,696 71 1.9% 2.3%
2023 3,713 3,649 64 1.7% 2.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com