Kearney, NE Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	27,431	100.0

Male	13,186	48.1
Female	14,245	51.9

Under 5 years	1,836	6.7
5 to 9 years	1,603	5.8
10 to 14 years	1,627	5.9
15 to 19 years	2,907	10.6
20 to 24 years	4,667	17.0
25 to 34 years	3,812	13.9
35 to 44 years	3,382	12.3
45 to 54 years	3,040	11.1
55 to 59 years	944	3.4
60 to 64 years	694	2.5
65 to 74 years	1,276	4.7
75 to 84 years	1,089	4.0
85 years and over	554	2.0

Median age (years)	27.3	(X)

18 years and over	21,345	77.8
Male	10,093	36.8
Female	11,252	41.0
21 years and over	18,286	66.7
62 years and over	3,322	12.1
65 years and over	2,919	10.6
Male	1,081	3.9
Female	1,838	6.7

RACE
One race	27,111	98.8
White	26,109	95.2
Black or African American	172	0.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	105	0.4
Asian	253	0.9
Asian Indian	49	0.2
Chinese	40	0.1
Filipino	39	0.1
Japanese	29	0.1
Korean	18	0.1
Vietnamese	10	0.0
Other Asian ¹	68	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	12	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	4	0.0
Some other race	460	1.7
Two or more races	320	1.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	26,401	96.2
Black or African American	261	1.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	180	0.7
Asian	325	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19	0.1
Some other race	586	2.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	27,431	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,118	4.1
Mexican	858	3.1
Puerto Rican	21	0.1
Cuban	5	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	234	0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,313	95.9
White alone	25,525	93.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	27,431	100.0
In households	25,020	91.2
Householder	10,549	38.5
Spouse	4,820	17.6
Child	6,705	24.4
Own child under 18 years	5,761	21.0
Other relatives	540	2.0
Under 18 years	144	0.5
Nonrelatives	2,406	8.8
Unmarried partner	563	2.1
In group quarters	2,411	8.8
Institutionalized population	391	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	2,020	7.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,549	100.0
Family households (families)	6,163	58.4
With own children under 18 years	3,192	30.3
Married-couple family	4,820	45.7
With own children under 18 years	2,284	21.7
Female householder, no husband present	1,019	9.7
With own children under 18 years	730	6.9
Nonfamily households	4,386	41.6
Householder living alone	3,024	28.7
Householder 65 years and over	1,007	9.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,332	31.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,954	18.5

Average household size	2.37	(X)
Average family size	2.96	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,099	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,549	95.0
Vacant housing units	550	5.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	31	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,549	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,955	56.5
Renter-occupied housing units	4,594	43.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.59	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.08	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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