Kearney County, NE Population

Overview

6,639

Total Population

38.6

Median age

50.05%

Female population %

99.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

68.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

502

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Kearney County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kearney County is 38.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kearney County's population under 18 was 26.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kearney County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kearney County, 21.48% were under the age of 15, 16.70% aged 15 to 29, 42.49% aged 30 to 64, 15.94% aged 65 to 84, and 3.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7 more females than males in Kearney County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.05% females and 49.95% males in Kearney County, NE.
The Kearney County, NE gender ratio is 99.8:100 i.e. 99.8 men to 100 women (0.998).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 326.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 315.

Kearney County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kearney County population: 95.50% are White, 0.05% are Black or African American, 0.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.75% are Asian, 0.50% are some other race and 2.68% are multiracial.
Kearney County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 502 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,137 (92.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kearney County is White with a population of 6,34 (95.50% of the total population).

Kearney County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,936 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Kearney County's population decreased by 460 (6.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kearney County's population increased by 205 (3.17%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Kearney County's population was lowest in year 2010 at 6,476.