Kearney, NE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3125055, place: Kearney city, Nebraska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 21,845 (100%)
In labor force: 16,249 (74.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,249 (74.38%)
----Employed: 15,762 (72.15%)
----Unemployed: 487 (2.23%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,596 (25.62%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,489 (52.59%)
In labor force: 8,054 (36.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,054 (36.87%)
----Employed: 7,836 (35.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,034 (9.31%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,504 (6.88%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 15,553 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 13,454 (86.5%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,144 (7.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 28 (0.18%)
Walked: 513 (3.3%)
Other means: 91 (0.59%)
Worked at home: 323 (2.08%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 15,762 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,677 (29.67%)
Service occupations: 2,862 (18.16%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,789 (30.38%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 137 (0.87%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,292 (8.2%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,005 (12.72%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 241 (1.53%)
Construction: 903 (5.73%)
Manufacturing: 1,967 (12.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 556 (3.53%)
Retail trade: 2,583 (16.39%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 348 (2.21%)
Information: 422 (2.68%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 782 (4.96%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 719 (4.56%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,006 (25.42%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,953 (12.39%)
Other services (except public administration): 722 (4.58%)
Public administration: 560 (3.55%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 12,549 (79.62%)
Government workers: 2,348 (14.9%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 819 (5.2%)
Unpaid family workers: 46 (0.29%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,461 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,088 (10.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 740 (7.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,753 (16.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,673 (15.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,880 (17.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,888 (18.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 842 (8.05%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 424 (4.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 97 (0.93%)
$200,000 or more: 76 (0.73%)
Median household income: $34,829

With earnings: 8,934 (85.4%)
--Mean earnings: $41,828
With Social Security income: 2,222 (21.24%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,402
With Supplemental Security Income: 186 (1.78%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,004
With public assistance income: 266 (2.54%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,250
With retirement income: 1,035 (9.89%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,221

Families: 6,173 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 302 (4.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 210 (3.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 644 (10.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 853 (13.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,276 (20.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,547 (25.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 790 (12.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 395 (6.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 97 (1.57%)
$200,000 or more: 59 (0.96%)
Median family income: $46,650

Per capita income: $17,713

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,150
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,366

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 454 (7.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 368 (5.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 206 (3.34%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 324 (5.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 280 (4.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 149 (2.41%)
Individuals: 3,303 (53.51%)
--18 years and over: 2,604 (42.18%)
----65 years and over: 233 (3.77%)
--Related children under 18 years: 672 (10.89%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 411 (6.66%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,036 (32.98%)

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