Kearney Population History 1990 - 2023

Kearney Population Facts

What is the current population of Kearney?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Kearney is 11,060. Kearney, Missouri is the 2,943rd largest city in the US.

What county is Kearney, Missouri in?

Kearney is located entirely in Clay County.

What is the size of Kearney, Missouri in square miles?

Kearney has an area of 12.9 square miles.

What was the peak population of Kearney?

The current population of Kearney (11,060) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Kearney growing?

Kearney has grown 96.0% since the 2000. Kearney, Missouri is growing moderately quickly; it is growing faster than 88% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Kearney, Missouri?

Kearney has a population density of 649.1 people per square mile.

Kearney Demographics

What is the voting age population of Kearney, Missouri?

The total voting age population of Kearney, Missouri, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 7,217. The voting age population is 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

What percentage of Kearney, Missouri residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 13.6% of the residents of Kearney are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Kearney, Missouri?

The racial demographics of Kearney are 92.8% White, 4.7% Two or more races, 1.7% Other, 0.3% Black, 0.3% American Indian and 0.2% Asian. Additionally, 6.9% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Kearney, Missouri residents are below the poverty line?

In Kearney, 2.6% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 1.1%. On a per-household basis, 1.9% of families are below the poverty line in Kearney.

What percentage of Kearney, Missouri residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 73.9% of Kearney residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Kearney, Missouri residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 95.0% of Kearney residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 27.8% have a bachelor's degree and 6.9% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Kearney, Missouri residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Kearney residents aged 5 and older, 2.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.4% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.0% speak an Asian language.

Kearney Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Kearney, Missouri?

The unemployment rate in Kearney is 0.7%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Kearney, Missouri residents work for the government?

In Kearney, 11.0% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Kearney, Missouri?

The median household income in Kearney is $85,561.

Kearney Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Kearney, Missouri?

In Kearney, 75.5% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Kearney, Missouri?

Renters occupy 24.5% of housing units in Kearney.

What percentage of Kearney, Missouri housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Kearney, 2.9% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Kearney, Missouri housing units were built after 2000?

In Kearney, 43.9% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 1,600 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Kearney, Missouri?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Kearney is $1,063.

What percentage of households in Kearney, Missouri have broadband internet?

In Kearney, 90.3% of households have an active broadband internet connection.