Population 47,893
State Nebraska
Current Time
Area 968.11 mi²
Zip Codes 68845, 68847-68849
Per capita income $24,204

Cities in Buffalo County

Kearney

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5 %
White alone, percent, 2013 95.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 13.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$739,878
Total number of firms, 2007 4,571
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 47,893
Households, 2008-2012 17,462
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 3.9 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 3,646
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $24,204
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 7.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 5.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 22,282
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 15.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.9 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 968.11 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 46,102
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $136,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,552
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 8.3 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $50,307
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.6 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$103,135
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.4 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 2,996
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 92.4 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.51
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 12.5 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 31.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 79.4 %
Population, 2010 46,102
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 20.2 %
Population per square mile, 2010 47.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 88.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 65.0 %
Housing units, 2013 19,381
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,483
Building permits, 2012 200
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$659,317
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %