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Kearney Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kearney Area is $25,377, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Kearney Area median household income is $52,899. On average Kearney Area residents spend 14.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #282

Kearney Area	25,377 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kearney Area	26,203 USD
Nebraska	29,063 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kearney Area	32,644 USD
Nebraska	34,967 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kearney Area	21,061 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #168

Kearney Area	52,899 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kearney Area	64,746 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Kearney Area	12.92%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Kearney Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Nebraska and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Kearney Area		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.55%	$13,033, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.59%	$18,100, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.54%	$1,440, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.41%	$18,732, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Kearney Area	68,404 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kearney Area	79,494 USD
Nebraska	81,503 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Kearney Area	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$53,797, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Black	$22,422, see rank	$28,376	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,817, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
Asian	$24,250, see rank	$51,551	$73,244
One Race, Other	$43,393, see rank	$40,862	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,179, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Kearney Area	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$25,443, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,583, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,143, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$36,373, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Kearney Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	42,368, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	20,784, 49.06%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16,203, 77.96%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	25, 0.12%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16,178, 77.84%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	15,484, 95.71%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	694, 4.29%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,581, 22.04%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	21,584, 50.94%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,071, 69.82%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	15,071, 69.82%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	14,469, 96.01%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	602, 3.99%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,513, 30.18%, see rank	34.32%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Kearney Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	29,512, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	23,476, 79.55%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,081, 10.44%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	85, 0.29%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	1,146, 3.88%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	413, 1.40%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,311, 4.44%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kearney Area	14.6 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Kearney Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	29,953	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	15,484, 51.69%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,711, 30.42%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,796, 11.60%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,739, 17.69%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	371, 2.40%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,293, 8.35%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,735, 24.12%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	14,469, 48.31%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,707, 32.53%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,583, 24.76%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,839, 33.44%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	98, 0.68%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 0.17%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,192, 8.24%, see rank	6.49%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Kearney Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	29,953, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,391, 4.64%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	1,696, 5.66%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,068, 13.58%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	971, 3.24%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,278, 14.28%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,514, 5.05%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	524, 1.75%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,183, 3.95%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,531, 5.11%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,781, 25.98%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,787, 9.30%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	845, 2.82%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,384, 4.62%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Kearney Area	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,905	11.51%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	900	6.74%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.