People QuickFacts Kearney Nebraska Population, 2011 estimate 31,174 1,842,641 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 30,787 1,826,341 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.3% 0.9% Population, 2010 30,787 1,826,341 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.5% 7.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.2% 25.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.1% 13.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.1% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 92.3% 86.1% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 4.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.8% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.4% 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 7.3% 9.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 88.6% 82.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 75.4% 82.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 4.0% 5.9% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 6.7% 9.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 92.2% 90.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 36.2% 27.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 12.8 17.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 58.9% 68.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 28.3% 19.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $130,800 $123,900 Households, 2006-2010 11,511 711,771 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.39 2.46 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $22,125 $25,229 Median household income 2006-2010 $43,920 $49,342 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 17.2% 11.8%     Business QuickFacts Kearney Nebraska Total number of firms, 2007 3,124 159,665 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 1.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.9% 25.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 40,157,999 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 473,263 24,019,868 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 593,425 26,486,612 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $19,758 $14,965 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 98,408 2,685,580     Geography QuickFacts Kearney Nebraska Land area in square miles, 2010 12.77 76,824.17 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,410.1 23.8 FIPS Code 25055 31 Counties Buffalo County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts