Kearney, Missouri demographics

Kearney, MO demographics: median age 39.3; 36.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kearney city, Missouri · Incorporated city · GEOID 2938072. The survey estimates a population of 10,885 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kearney is 39.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 4,316 households (±235). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.3 ±3.1	39.0 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,885
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Under 18	2,579 ±388	23.7% ±3.6 pp	22.3%	22.0%
18–34	2,069 ±380	19.0% ±3.5 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	4,270 ±460	39.2% ±4.2 pp	37.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,967 ±313	18.1% ±2.9 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,885
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Male	5,262 ±280	48.3% ±2.6 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	5,623 ±277	51.7% ±2.5 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,885
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
White alone	10,262 ±283	94.3% ±2.6 pp	77.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	12 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	11.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	85 ±85 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	111 ±114 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	415 ±213 · low precision	3.8% ±2.0 pp · low precision	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,885
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,679 ±147	98.1% ±1.3 pp	94.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	206 ±143 · low precision	1.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,316
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,493 ±232	57.8% ±4.4 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	88 ±64 · low precision	2.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	294 ±129	6.8% ±3.0 pp	11.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,096 ±240	25.4% ±5.4 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	345 ±136	8.0% ±3.1 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,316
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,504 ±163	34.8% ±3.3 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,812 ±328	65.2% ±6.7 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,316
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,096 ±240	25.4% ±5.4 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,491 ±261	34.5% ±5.7 pp	35.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	566 ±180	13.1% ±4.1 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	789 ±181	18.3% ±4.1 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	263 ±108	6.1% ±2.5 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	95 ±63 · low precision	2.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	16 ±28 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,885
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Native	10,740 ±111	98.7% ±1.0 pp	95.5%	85.9%
Foreign born	145 ±103 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	4.5%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,102
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
English only	9,840 ±254	97.4% ±1.7 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	83 ±63 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	45 ±53 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	44 ±53 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	63 ±92 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	27 ±43 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,756
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	269 ±133	3.5% ±1.7 pp	8.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,914 ±396	24.7% ±5.0 pp	30.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,956 ±419	25.2% ±5.3 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	760 ±213	9.8% ±2.7 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,743 ±287	22.5% ±3.6 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,114 ±325	14.4% ±4.2 pp	12.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Same house	9,198 ±587	85.9% ±5.4 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	815 ±456 · low precision	7.6% ±4.3 pp · low precision	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	559 ±322 · low precision	5.2% ±3.0 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	134 ±100 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.2% of Kearney residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Missouri and 8.4% nationally. 86.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kearney	Missouri	U.S.	Compared with Missouri
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	8.8%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.5% ±2.5 pp	89.3%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.6% ±1.6 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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