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Kearney Public Schools Overview

University of Nebraska at Kearney located in Kearney Public Schools area. A total of 15,157 households are located in Kearney Public Schools area. Among them, 4,554 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.01 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 9,710 and 11,851 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.66% (980) of residents are non-citizens and 7.42% (2,732) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Kearney Public Schools, Nebraska
Household	15,157
Population	36,800
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,554 (30.05%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,710
Total Students	11,851
Pre-Kindergarten	679
Kindergarten	518
Grade 1-8	3,591
Grade 9-12	1,744
College/Graduate School	5,319
Veterans	30,058
Non-citizen	980
Non-English Home Language	2,732
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

30,952 residents are over the age of 16 and 22,767 people are in labor force. Among them, 22,738 people are in civilian labor force and 29 are in armed labor force. 22,086 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Kearney Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,763	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	18,407	84.58%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,839	8.45%
Public transportation	58	0.27%
Walked	463	2.13%
Other method	436	2.00%
Worked from home	560	2.57%
Average Commute Time	14 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,086	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,681	34.78%
Service	4,299	19.46%
Sales and office	5,091	23.05%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,795	8.13%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,220	14.58%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,086	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	841	3.81%
Construction	1,424	6.45%
Manufacturing	2,163	9.79%
Wholesale trade	709	3.21%
Retail trade	3,857	17.46%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	706	3.20%
Information	411	1.86%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	770	3.49%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,126	5.10%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,369	28.84%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,348	10.63%
Other services, except public administration	693	3.14%
Public administration	669	3.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,086	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,891	81.01%
Government workers	3,207	14.52%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	988	4.47%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $78,500 for the 15,157 households in Kearney Public Schools area, Nebraska. The average income of a single worker is $29,841. 34,950 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.99%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,157	-
Less than $10,000	867	5.72%
$10,000 - $14,999	714	4.71%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,768	11.66%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,427	9.41%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,700	11.22%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,724	17.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,110	13.92%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,256	14.88%
$150,000 - $199,999	971	6.41%
More than $200,000	620	4.09%
Median Household Income	$59,174	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$78,500	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,958	-
Less than $10,000	191	2.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	131	1.46%
$15,000 - $24,999	713	7.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	509	5.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	706	7.88%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,721	19.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,622	18.11%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,939	21.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	859	9.59%
More than $200,000	567	6.33%

Median Family Income	$83,814	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$102,237	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,841	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,732	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,732	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	38,412	-
With health insurance coverage	34,950	90.99%
Public coverage	8,989	23.40%
Private health insurance	29,989	78.07%
Without health insurance coverage	3,462	9.01%

Housing

There are 16,192 housing units in Kearney Public Schools area, Nebraska with 15,157 units (93.61%) occupied. 9,236 houses (60.94%) are occupied by owner and 5,921 houses (39.06%) are rented. The average housing value is $186,600 and the average rental cost is $781. 671 houses (4.14%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,351 houses (14.52%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,192	-
Occupied	15,157	93.61%
Owner Occupied	9,236	60.94%
Renter Occupied	5,921	39.06%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,828	60.70%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	831	5.13%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,276	26.41%
Mobile Homes	1,247	7.70%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	10	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,192	-
Built 2014 or later	671	4.14%
Built 2010 - 2013	312	1.93%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,180	13.46%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,361	14.58%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,440	15.07%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,550	21.92%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,391	8.59%
Built 1950 - 1959	936	5.78%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,351	14.52%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,192	-
1 room	190	1.17%
2 rooms	398	2.46%
3 rooms	1,570	9.70%
4 rooms	2,694	16.64%
5 rooms	2,505	15.47%
6 rooms	1,995	12.32%
7 rooms	1,785	11.02%
8 rooms	1,784	11.02%
9 rooms or more	3,271	20.20%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,192	-
no bedroom	190	1.17%
1 bedroom	1,809	11.17%
2 bedrooms	3,813	23.55%
3 bedrooms	5,897	36.42%
4 bedrooms	2,966	18.32%
5 bedrooms or more	1,517	9.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,236	-
Less than $50,000	817	8.85%
$50,000 - $99,999	448	4.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,456	15.76%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,393	25.91%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,694	29.17%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,159	12.55%
$500,000 - $999,999	209	2.26%
$1,000,000 or more	60	0.65%
Median House Value	$186,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,642	-
Less than $500	752	13.33%
$500 - $999	3,611	64.00%
$1,000 - $1,499	930	16.48%
$1,500 - $1,999	279	4.95%
$2,000 - $2,499	14	0.25%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	56	0.99%
Median Rental Costs	$781	-

Demographic

A total of 38,925 people lives in Kearney Public Schools area, Nebraska with 19,441 male and 19,484 female. The males to female ratio is 49.94 to 50.06. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	38,925	-
Male	19,441	49.94%
Female	19,484	50.06%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,925	-
Under 5 years	2,664	6.84%
5 - 9 years	2,522	6.48%
10 - 14 years	2,195	5.64%
15 - 19 years	3,448	8.86%
20 - 24 years	4,857	12.48%
25 - 34 years	5,294	13.60%
35 - 44 years	4,776	12.27%
45 - 54 years	3,873	9.95%
55 - 59 years	2,009	5.16%
60 - 64 years	2,221	5.71%
65 - 74 years	2,901	7.45%
75 - 84 years	1,489	3.83%
85 years and older	676	1.74%
Median Age	32.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,925	-
One Race	38,032	97.71%
White	35,640	91.56%
Black or African American	450	1.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native	104	0.27%
Asian	659	1.69%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.01%
Other	1,176	3.02%

Two or more races	893	2.29%
White and Black or African American	215	0.55%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	196	0.50%
White and Asian	235	0.60%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%