Income and Poverty in Kearney County, Nebraska

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Kearney County reported an income level of $19,013, this was 58.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Kearney County, Nebraska White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $46,054 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic Householders in Kearney County, Nebraska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $48,263, which is 5.1 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Kearney County was reported to have a medium-high median household income of $45,919 (2005 Dollars). This median is only slightly lower than the median in Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Kearney County, Nebraska can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 65.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Kearney County, accounting 29.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.