Nebraska · Census place 25055
Kearney city, NE
Quick answer
Kearney city has 34,024 residents, ranking #5 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $69,790, the median home is worth $235,800 and median gross rent runs $922 a month.
- Population
- 34,024Kearney city residents
- Median household income
- $69,790Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $235,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $922Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.1%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 15.9% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.9% of residents and 59.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Lincoln city 291,932
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- Hastings city 25,005
- Columbus city 24,188
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