Population: 27,431. Estimated population in 2021: 28,958 (+5.6% change)
Males: 13,186 (48.1%), Females: 14,245 (51.9%)
Buffalo County
Zip codes: 68845, 68847.
Median resident age: 27.3 years
Median household income: $34,829
Median house value: $94,700
Races in Kearney:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (41.4%), Irish (12.3%), English (10.7%), Swedish (8.0%), United States (5.0%), Danish (4.1%).
Elevation: 2153 feet
Land area: 11.0 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Kearney
- High school or higher: 89.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kearney city
- Never married: 38.6%
- Now married: 47.2%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 7.8%
2.5% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,438 (+9.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Kearney:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (10 E 31ST STREET P O BOX 1990)
- RICHARD H YOUNG HOSPITAL (P O BOX 1750, 1755 PRAIRIE VIEW PL)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kearney:
- KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES-HOSP (about 19 miles; MINDEN, NE)
- PHELPS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 28 miles; HOLDREGE, NE)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; FRANKLIN, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kearney:
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 6 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 47 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 58 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kearney:
- PIONEER VILLAGE FIELD (about 18 miles; MINDEN, NE; Abbreviation: 0V3)
- BREWSTER FIELD (about 25 miles; HOLDREGE, NE; Abbreviation: HDE)
- LOUP CITY MUNI (about 41 miles; LOUP CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 0F4)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Kearney:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (Full-time enrollment: 5,588; Location: 905 W 25TH ST; Public; Website: www.unk.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Kearney:
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 133 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 162 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 165 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 166 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 177 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
Schools
Public high schools in Kearney:
- KEARNEY SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,411; Grades: 09 – 12)
- KEARNEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 179; Grades: 07 – 12)
Private high school in Kearney:
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location: P.O. BOX 1866 110 EAST 35TH; Grades: 6 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Kearney:
- SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 540; Grades: 04 – 08)
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 503; Grades: 04 – 08)
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 351; Grades: PK – 06)
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 260; Grades: PK – 06)
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 258; Grades: PK – 06)
- WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 241; Grades: PK – 06)
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239; Grades: PK – 06)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239; Grades: PK – 06)
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 214; Grades: PK – 06)
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 208; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Kearney:
- ZION LUTHERAN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 111; Location: 2421 AVENUE C BOX 778; Grades: PK – 7)
- FAITH CHRISTIAN SCH OF KEARNEY (Students: 78; Location: PO BOX 1574; Grades: KG – 11)
Libraries
Library in Kearney:
- KEARNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTER (Operating income: $1,000,139; Location: 2020 FIRST AVENUE; 74,834 books; 1,575 audio materials; 1,583 video materials; 188 serial subscriptions)