Missouri · Census place 38072
Kearney city, MO
Quick answer
Kearney city has 10,696 residents, ranking #81 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $102,523, the median home is worth $275,200 and median gross rent runs $1,000 a month.
- Population
- 10,696Kearney city residents
- Median household income
- $102,523Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $275,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,000Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kearney city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kearney city median would spend about 11.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.3% of residents and 76.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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