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Overview for Kearney County, NE Part of: Kearney NE, Micropolitan Area
Kearney County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 516.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 13.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 2.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 0.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.50 persons compared to an average family size of 2.98 persons.
In 2005 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $17,981. Per capita income grew by 4.6% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
6,774
Covered Employment
2,086
Growth (%) since 1990
2.2%
Average wage per job
$23,508
Households (2000)
2,643
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
11.0%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
3,985
Average wage per job
$34,662
Unemployment Rate (2005)
2.8
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
2.4%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$30,897
Average wage per job
$32,116
Median Household Income (2003)
$40,317
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
D
Poverty Rate (2003)
7.9
Average wage per job
D
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
88.5
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
3.8%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
21.3
Average wage per job
$33,255
1. AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 500 Main St, Axtell, NE 68924
Phone: (308) 743-2415
County: Kearney County
Enrollment: 114
Grades: PK-6
2. AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 500 Main St, Axtell, NE 68924
Phone: (308) 743-2415
County: Kearney County
Enrollment: 102
Grades: 9-12
3. AXTELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Address: 500 Main St, Axtell, NE 68924
Phone: (308) 743-2415
County: Kearney County
Enrollment: 94
Grades: 5-8
4. C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL
Address: 520 W 3rd, Minden, NE 68959
Phone: (308) 832-2338
County: Kearney County
Enrollment: 282 4-8
5. MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 123 N Minden Ave, Minden, NE 68959
Phone: (308) 832-2460
County: Kearney County
Enrollment: 194
Grades: PK-6
6. MINDEN HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 325 N Yates, Minden, NE 68959
Phone: (308) 832-2254
County: Kearney County
Enrollment: 274
Grades: 9-12
7. MINDEN PUBLIC SCH PRE-SCHOOL
Address: 427 N Park St, Minden, NE 68959
Phone: (308) 832-1666
County: Kearney County
Enrollment: 33
Grades: PK-6
8. MINDEN PUBLIC SCH SUCCESS CNTR
Address: North Hwy 10, Minden, NE 68959
Phone: (308) 832-1992
County: Kearney County
Enrollment: N/A
Grades: 0
9. WILCOX-HILDRETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 404 E Sapp St, Wilcox, NE 68982
Phone: (308) 478-5265
County: Kearney County
Enrollment: 66
Grades: PK-6
10. WILCOX-HILDRETH HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 404 E Sapp St, Wilcox, NE 68982
Phone: (308) 478-5265
County: Kearney County
Enrollment: 95
Grades: 9-12
Kearney County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 516.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 13.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 2.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 0.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.50 persons compared to an average family size of 2.98 persons.
