Kearney County, Nebraska
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Nebraska Health and Human Services System: 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln
Population:
- Total Population: 6,882
- Males: 3,416
- Females: 3,466
Ethnicity:
- White: 6,605
- Black/African American: 25
- Hispanic: 201
- Native American/Eskimo: 9
- Asian: 23
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 19
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (6,190)
- Spanish (215)
- German (15)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 111
- Mexico (64)
- Korea (13)
- United Kingdom (10)
- Netherlands (8)
- El Salvador (5)
- Italy (4)
- Pakistan (4)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1,314)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (895)
- United Methodist Church, The (754)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (617)
- Catholic Church (512)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 1,821
- Sensory: 206
- Physical: 426
- Mental: 314
- Self-care: 161
- Go outside home: 329
- Employment: 340
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 32
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 2,643
- Utility gas: 1,739
- Bottled or LP gas: 356
- Electricity: 444
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 42
- Coal or Coke: 13
- Wood: 38
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 11
- No fuel used: 0
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 5,280
- No vehicle: 132
- 1 or more vehicle: 5,148
Education Attainment:
- No School: 88
- No High School: 174
- Some High School: 267
- High School: 1,628
- Some College: 1,146
- Associate's Degree: 312
- College Degree: 760
- Master's Degree: 127
- Professional Degree: 57
- Doctoral Degree: 35
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 2,643
- Owners with phone: 1,934
- Owners without phone: 23
- Renters with phone: 647
- Renters without phone: 39
10 closest counties:
- Buffalo County, Nebraska
- Franklin County, Nebraska
- Phelps County, Nebraska
- Adams County, Nebraska
- Harlan County, Nebraska
- Webster County, Nebraska
- Hall County, Nebraska
- Sherman County, Nebraska
- Smith County, Kansas
- Phillips County, Kansas
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
68924, 68945, 68959, 68963, 68982
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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