PlainZIP

Kearney, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kearney, NE: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 36,411. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KEARNEY-NE · Kearney, NE 3 ZIPs · 36,411 pop · #10963/25278 · Buffalo County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $75,398
  • RANK-MID #10963/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gibbon
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,411
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 68847→68845
  • HOME-MID $260,200

Nearest income peer: Gibbon, NE (+ $996 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Kearney

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kearney on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kearney, NE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,411
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,398
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 68845 (19,523 residents). Household income $75,398 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.4%) for this income tier, rent $954 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Nebraska, Ellsworth is the closest lower-income city and Bladen the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kearney.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Kearney differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Kearney: $73,818 in ZIP 68847 to $76,978 in 68845. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

68847 to 68845

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

68847 to 68845

Poverty-rate spread
3.6 points

68845 to 68847

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 68845 skews compact Kearney

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 68845 covers about 54% of Kearney's 36,411 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Kearney

Citywide ZBP: 1,396 establishments, 19,807 employees , annual payroll $919,285k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68847 (902 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (207) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Kearney, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Buffalo County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Kearney. See the Buffalo County roll-up →

Kearney lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Buffalo County: Elm Creek, Shelton and Pleasanton earn more and Ravenna, Amherst and Odessa earn less. Odessa marks the far end of that range at $39,792, 47% below Kearney.

Side-by-side: Compare 68845 vs 68847 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68845 19,523 $76,978 485 68
68847 16,504 $73,818 902 68
68849 384 n/a 9 883
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Kearney roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Kearney, .