ZIP 68845 · Kearney
Who lives in ZIP code 68845 (Kearney, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kearney, NE · Buffalo County
uszips 2026
People20,536
Median age34.7
Household income$76,978
Home value$281,519
Median rent$931/mo
Poverty9.2%
College degree+41.2%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kearney, NE (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 64 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,561
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.4% are 65 or older; 79.3% are adults.
Household income
37.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,820.
Education (adults 25+)
36.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.2%
- Never married
- 37.7%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 61.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.2%
- Rent burden
- 25.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 14.0%
- Farmers
- 2.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.6%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.