Kearney County, Nebraska

Kearney County is a United States county located in the United States of Nebraska. The population of the county was 6882 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 6479, It is the 46th most populous county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The county comprises an area of 516.13 square miles (1336.77 square kilometre), of which, 516.03 square miles (1336.51 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 19th smallest by size in Nebraska.

Kearney County Nebraska
Map of Kearney County, Nebraska

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 6882 people, 2643 households, and 1902 families living in the county. The population density was 13.3 people per square mile (5.14/kmē), making it the 37th most densely populated county in Nebraska. There were 2846 housing units at an average density of 5.5 per square mile (2.12/kmē). The average household size was 2.5 persons, and the average family size was 2.98 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 6479, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98.75% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.29% American Indian, 0.26% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 0.45% from two or more races.

Kearney County Nebraska Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Kearney County Nebraska School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Kearney County Nebraska GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39247, making it the 11th wealthiest county by median household income among the Nebraska. The median income for a family in the county was $44877, it would be the 18th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The per capita income for the county was $18118, it would be the 13th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

In 2000, 1779 pupils and students, of which 51.49% are male and 48.51% are female, 25.85% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.01% nursery or pri school, 5.12% kindergarten, 48.51% elementary school, 28.84% high school and 11.52% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Axtell VillageKearney County0.380.3806961808.91645940625
2Heartwell VillageKearney County0.080.080801056.81638735417
3Minden CityKearney County1.641.64029641809.71884740092
4Norman VillageKearney County0.10.1049495.71385432917
5Wilcox VillageKearney County0.540.540360661.71462628958
YearPopulation
April 2000 census6882
April 2000 Estimate6882
July 2000 Estimate6886
July 2001 Estimate6830
July 2002 Estimate6767
July 2003 Estimate6772
July 2004 Estimate6741
July 2005 Estimate6653
July 2006 Estimate6546
July 2007 Estimate6583
July 2008 Estimate6479
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5453107
Kindergarten494291
Elementary school444419863
High school298215513
College or graduate school71134205
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Kearney County, Nebraska$39247$44877$18118
Nebraska, United States$39250$48032$19613
United States$41994$50046$21587