ZIP 68847 · Kearney
Who lives in ZIP code 68847 (Kearney, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kearney, NE · Buffalo County
uszips 2026
People18,354
Median age37.1
Household income$73,818
Home value$236,192
Median rent$976/mo
Poverty12.8%
College degree+33.1%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kearney, NE (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 65 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,527
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.4% are 65 or older; 76.8% are adults.
Household income
35.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,462.
Education (adults 25+)
34.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.8%
- Never married
- 33.9%
- Divorced
- 11.7%
- Widowed
- 7.7%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 55.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.6%
- Rent burden
- 28.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.4%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.4%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 13.8%
- No health insurance
- 7.6%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.