COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kearney vs Carson
PLACE A
Kearney, NE
VS
PLACE B
Carson City, NV
Kearney and Carson are close in size. Kearney earns more, with a median household income $3,875 higher.
KEARNEYCARSONDIFFERENCE
Total population57,96258,571−1% vs Carson
Population density39405−366
Population growth8.0%6.1%+1.9 pts
Median age35.742.4−6.7
Male50.4%52.0%−1.7 pts
Female49.6%48.0%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born4.5%12.5%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%62.1%+22.5 pts
Black0.7%1.7%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.2%26.4%−16.2 pts
Asian1.5%2.4%−0.9 pts
Other3.0%7.4%−4.4 pts
Median household income$76,230$72,355+$3,875
Per capita income$39,134$39,432−$298
Poverty rate9.6%10.3%−0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.453−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%23.7%+10.7 pts
Graduate degree10.9%9.2%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%5.5%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation70.5%59.1%+11.4 pts
Median home value$243,705$453,000−$209,295
Median gross rent$927$1,248−$321
Owner-occupied67.7%62.3%+5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%5.8%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households36.1%47.5%−11.4 pts
Average commute16.620.5−3.9
Worked from home5.1%9.8%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.3%−1.1 pts
Uninsured6.9%11.2%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025