COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amherst vs Kearney
PLACE A
Amherst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kearney, Missouri
Amherst is 94% smaller than Kearney. Kearney earns more, with a median household income $40,011 higher. Kearney has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -6%).
AMHERSTKEARNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population64011,296−94% vs Kearney
Population density699847−148
Population growth-6.0%24.1%−30.1 pts
Median age37.339.3−2.0
Male41.8%48.3%−6.5 pts
Female58.2%51.7%+6.5 pts
Foreign-born38.5%1.3%+37.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.0%94.1%−72.1 pts
Black0.7%0.1%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.2%1.9%+74.3 pts
Asian0.6%0.8%−0.2 pts
Other0.7%3.1%−2.5 pts
Median household income$63,611$103,622−$40,011
Per capita income$20,471$52,009−$31,538
Poverty rate47.9%3.6%+44.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%36.8%−26.0 pts
Graduate degree3.7%14.4%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation51.2%71.4%−20.2 pts
Median home value$35,500$298,400−$262,900
Median gross rent$779$1,251−$472
Owner-occupied67.6%74.5%−7.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%2.0%+11.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.6%−41.6 pts
Average commute18.723.5−4.8
Worked from home1.7%15.2%−13.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured49.5%2.2%+47.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025