Buffalo County vs. Kearney County

Buffalo County (NE)Kearney County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)49,6156,544
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.6%0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)46,0996,489
Population, Census, April 1, 201046,1026,489
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.5%24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.5%19.6%
Female persons, percent50.0%50.1%
White alone, percent94.8%97.6%
Black or African American alone, percent1.3%0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.8%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.2%6.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.5%91.9%
Veterans, 2014-20182,503448
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.6%3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)20,6372,974
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.5%72.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$165,800$140,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,374$1,223
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$522$491
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$776$697
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.7%7.0%
Building permits, 201818914
Households, 2014-201819,1652,682
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201875.8%91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.8%3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.1%85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.3%77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.0%96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.7%22.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.8%7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.6%8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201873.7%68.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.9%62.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)121,7113,089
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)453,64627,684
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,785,028209,232
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,254,485246,089
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)966,97633,428
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,373$5,155
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201815.017.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,952$56,952
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,184$30,355
Persons in poverty, percent10.7%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,692174
Total employment, 201723,4071,655
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)848,54961,684
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.6%-3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,964546
All firms, 20124,702672
Men-owned firms, 20122,433385
Women-owned firms, 20121,157147
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,209649
Veteran-owned firms, 2012242102
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,023473
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.9%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201047.612.6
Land area in square miles, 2010968.11516.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Buffalo county (NE) and Kearney county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.