Kearney, Nebraska demographics

Kearney, NE demographics: median age 32.8; 36.5% 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, Nebraska · Incorporated city · GEOID 3125055. The survey estimates a population of 34,246 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kearney is 32.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 14,028 households (±265). 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	32.8 ±0.7	37.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,246
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Under 18	7,118 ±504	20.8% ±1.5 pp	24.5%	22.0%
18–34	10,921 ±557	31.9% ±1.6 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	10,661 ±614	31.1% ±1.8 pp	36.1%	38.0%
65 and older	5,546 ±429	16.2% ±1.3 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,246
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Male	16,963 ±268	49.5% ±0.8 pp	50.3%	49.5%
Female	17,283 ±270	50.5% ±0.8 pp	49.7%	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: 34,246
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
White alone	28,888 ±473	84.4% ±1.4 pp	77.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	442 ±140	1.3% ±0.4 pp	4.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	230 ±138 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	810 ±74	2.4% ±0.2 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	76 ±97 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,784 ±508	5.2% ±1.5 pp	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,016 ±468	5.9% ±1.4 pp	9.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,246
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,351 ±244	88.6% ±0.7 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,895 ±245	11.4% ±0.7 pp	12.7%	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: 14,028
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,495 ±391	39.2% ±2.7 pp	48.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	523 ±175	3.7% ±1.2 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,447 ±312	10.3% ±2.2 pp	9.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,945 ±441	35.3% ±3.1 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,618 ±228	11.5% ±1.6 pp	6.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,028
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,683 ±280	26.3% ±1.9 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,345 ±402	73.7% ±2.5 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,028
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,945 ±441	35.3% ±3.1 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,681 ±424	33.4% ±3.0 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,641 ±287	11.7% ±2.0 pp	13.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,449 ±251	10.3% ±1.8 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	963 ±215	6.9% ±1.5 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	167 ±95 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	182 ±84	1.3% ±0.6 pp	1.4%	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: 34,246
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Native	32,328 ±285	94.4% ±0.8 pp	92.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,918 ±280	5.6% ±0.8 pp	8.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 32,254
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
English only	29,090 ±424	90.2% ±1.2 pp	87.2%	77.7%
Spanish	2,021 ±378	6.3% ±1.2 pp	8.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	108 ±89 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	149 ±98 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	172 ±129 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	21 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	354 ±186 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	71 ±76 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	224 ±108	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	28 ±41 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	16 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	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: 20,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,248 ±285	6.0% ±1.4 pp	7.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,157 ±511	24.7% ±2.4 pp	25.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,865 ±510	23.3% ±2.4 pp	21.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,985 ±291	9.5% ±1.4 pp	11.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,017 ±562	24.0% ±2.7 pp	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,603 ±385	12.5% ±1.8 pp	12.3%	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: 33,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Same house	27,255 ±726	80.5% ±2.1 pp	86.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,812 ±534	11.3% ±1.6 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,125 ±442	6.3% ±1.3 pp	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	519 ±179	1.5% ±0.5 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	133 ±88 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	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

7.5% of Kearney residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.2% in Nebraska and 8.4% nationally. 91.4% 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	Nebraska	U.S.	Compared with Nebraska
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.5% ±1.5 pp	7.2%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.4% ±1.8 pp	90.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.4% ±1.0 pp	6.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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