Cities / Nebraska / Kearney

Kearney, NE

33,809 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Grand Island)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 39.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

OMA

171 mi — Eppley Airfield

Population & People

Population

33,809

Median age

32.8

Median household income

$69,724

Poverty rate

12.4%

Unemployment rate

2.9%

Bachelor's degree+

36.5%

Avg. commute

13 min

Hispanic or Latino

11.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$244,600

Median gross rent

$949/mo

Homeownership rate

60.63%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,001

HUD Fair Market Rent (Nebraska statewide average across 93 areas — not specific to Kearney), 2026. Efficiency $706, 1BR $791, 2BR $1001, 3BR $1274, 4BR $1409. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Nebraska commercial electricity

8.79¢/kWh

Nebraska industrial electricity

8¢/kWh

Nebraska residential electricity

12.34¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

198073.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

150212.4

All-Transactions House Price Index for Nebraska

551.5

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Source: FRED, Nebraska-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Kansas City International Airport

251 mi away

DSM

Des Moines International Airport

288 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Nebraska energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Nebraska economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).