Kearney County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Kearney County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,713	1,978,707	334,922,499	2757th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,631	$76,475	$80,734	643rd of 3,221
Median Age	40.2	37.2	38.9	2065th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.5%	34.6%	35.7%	489th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$223,400	$238,600	$332,700	1146th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$857	$1,072	$1,413	1695th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.2%	10.6%	12.5%	2985th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.7%	3.0%	5.2%	3014th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.0	25.8	n/a	2543rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	8.0%	14.1%	2286th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.1	n/a	n/a	260th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.5%	66.5%	65.2%	1048th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.3	19.2	26.4	2283rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.0%	11.0%	15.1%	1791st of 3,222
Uninsured	6.9%	n/a	n/a	2555th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.8%	48.8%	46.9%	410th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.5%	n/a	n/a	932nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Kearney County, Nebraska

Statistic	Kearney County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.8%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.1	41.3	61.4

Age in Kearney County, Nebraska

Statistic	Kearney County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	40.2	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Kearney County, Nebraska

Statistic	Kearney County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	2,814	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.3%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.6%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.5%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.4%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	19.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kearney County, Nebraska

Statistic	Kearney County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,943	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.5%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.1%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.3%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.9%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Kearney County, Nebraska

Statistic	Kearney County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	2,988	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.6%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.3%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.8%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,963.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.5%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.2%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,740	$3,549	n/a

Education in Kearney County, Nebraska

Statistic	Kearney County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	6.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.0%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.4%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.2%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kearney County, Nebraska

Statistic	Kearney County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.3%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.9%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.6%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	0.9%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Kearney County, Nebraska

Statistic	Kearney County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.0%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.4%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.0%	9.5%	16.7%

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