Kearney, Nebraska


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Kearney
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Population 2002:27,910
Population 2000:27,431
Elevation:2,153 feet
Population growth:+479 (+1.75%)
Area codes:308
Land area:11.0 square miles
Foreign born:2.5% (1.4% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.3% Europe)
County:Buffalo
Industries:Educational,health and social services (25.4%), Retail trade (16.4%), Manufacturing (12.5%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.4%).
Races
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%
Marital Status
Now married:47.2%
Never married:38.6%
Divorced:7.8%
Widowed:5.6%
Separated:0.7%
Median
House value:$94,700
Household income:$34,829
Resident age:27.3 years
Kearney Compared to Nebraska State Average
Number of college students:above
Hispanic race population percentage:much below
Length of stay since moving in:below
Black race population percentage:much below
Unemployed percentage:below
Foreign-born population percentage:much below
Median age:below
Education
High school or higher:89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher:34.9%
Graduate or professional degree:12.4%
Unemployed:3.0%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:282.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:232 (837.0 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:54 (194.8 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:41 (147.9 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:15 (54.1 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:4 (14.4 per 100,000)
2002 larceny counts:1,000 (3607.6 per 100,000)
2002 murders:none
Ancestries
German:41.4%
Irish:12.3%
English:10.7%
Swedish:8.0%
United States:5.0%
Danish:4.1%
 

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Kearney, Nebraska ZIP Codes: 68845 68847