Language Spoken At Home in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 28,530 | 100% |
English only | 26,408 | 92.6% |
Language other than English | 2,122 | 7.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 565 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 1,480 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 403 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 228 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 63 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 361 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 91 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 53 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,932 | 100% |
American | 966 | 3.1% |
Arab | 90 | 0.3% |
Czech | 1,118 | 3.6% |
Danish | 1,035 | 3.3% |
Dutch | 448 | 1.4% |
English | 3,110 | 10.1% |
French (except Basque) | 737 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 157 | 0.5% |
German | 13,613 | 44.0% |
Greek | 145 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 37 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,820 | 15.6% |
Italian | 563 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 601 | 1.9% |
Polish | 996 | 3.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 202 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 221 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 329 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 134 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 1,715 | 5.5% |
Swiss | 124 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 119 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 31 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,811 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,125 | 60.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,363 | 28.5% |
Married-couple family | 5,468 | 46.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,196 | 18.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 407 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 244 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,250 | 10.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 923 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 4,686 | 39.7% |
Householder living alone | 3,370 | 28.5% |
65 years and over | 1,010 | 8.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,499 | 29.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,317 | 19.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,631 | 100% |
Householder | 11,811 | 41.3% |
Spouse | 5,524 | 19.3% |
Child | 7,676 | 26.8% |
Other relatives | 767 | 2.7% |
Nonrelatives | 2,853 | 10.0% |
Unmarried partner | 984 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,134 | 100% |
Never married | 4,987 | 41.1% |
Now married, except separated | 5,674 | 46.8% |
Separated | 35 | 0.3% |
Widowed | 138 | 1.1% |
Divorced | 1,300 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,016 | 100% |
Never married | 4,660 | 35.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,855 | 45.0% |
Separated | 179 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,051 | 8.1% |
Divorced | 1,271 | 9.8% |
Fertility in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 460 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 96 | 20.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 1 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 162 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 42 | 25.9% |
Less than 1 year | 11 | 6.8% |
1 or 2 years | 17 | 10.5% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 14 | 8.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 42 | 100% |
Who are female | 33 | 78.6% |
Who are married | 20 | 47.6% |
School Enrollment in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,363 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 589 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 315 | 3.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,668 | 25.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,201 | 11.6% |
College or graduate school | 5,590 | 53.9% |
Educational Attainment in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,707 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 410 | 2.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 787 | 4.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,729 | 26.7% |
Some college, no degree | 4,187 | 23.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,354 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,332 | 24.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,908 | 10.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.2% |
Veteran Status in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,253 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,874 | 7.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 30,544 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,643 | 8.7% |
Under 18 years | 6,641 | 100% |
With a disability | 212 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 20,620 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,471 | 7.1% |
65 years and over | 3,283 | 100% |
With a disability | 960 | 29.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 30,469 | 100% |
Same house | 22,571 | 74.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,672 | 25.2% |
Same county | 4,420 | 14.5% |
Different county | 3,252 | 10.7% |
Same state | 2,369 | 7.8% |
Different state | 883 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 226 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,932 | 100% |
Native | 29,603 | 95.7% |
Born in United States | 29,520 | 95.4% |
State of residence | 22,569 | 73.0% |
Different state | 6,951 | 22.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 83 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 1,329 | 4.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,329 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 460 | 34.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 869 | 65.4% |
Year of Entry in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,412 | 100% |
Native | 83 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 83 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,329 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 261 | 19.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,068 | 80.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kearney City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,329 | 100% |
Europe | 109 | 8.2% |
Asia | 518 | 39.0% |
Africa | 71 | 5.3% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 607 | 45.7% |
Northern America | 12 | 0.9% |