COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kearney vs Lexington
PLACE A
Kearney, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Lexington, Oklahoma
Kearney is 452% larger than Lexington. Kearney earns more, with a median household income $56,690 higher. Kearney has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -7%).
KEARNEYLEXINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population11,2962,046+452% vs Lexington
Population density847849−1
Population growth24.1%-6.6%+30.7 pts
Median age39.340.7−1.4
Male48.3%49.6%−1.3 pts
Female51.7%50.4%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.3%8.1%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%70.0%+24.1 pts
Black0.1%1.2%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%17.0%−15.1 pts
Asian0.8%0.3%+0.5 pts
Other3.1%11.5%−8.4 pts
Median household income$103,622$46,932+$56,690
Per capita income$52,009$24,638+$27,371
Poverty rate3.6%25.7%−22.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.404+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%12.6%+24.2 pts
Graduate degree14.4%4.4%+10.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%5.5%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation71.4%48.3%+23.1 pts
Median home value$298,400$92,000+$206,400
Median gross rent$1,251$960+$291
Owner-occupied74.5%68.6%+6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.0%14.6%−12.6 pts
Rent-burdened households41.6%31.0%+10.6 pts
Average commute23.529.5−6.0
Worked from home15.2%3.8%+11.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.2%24.2%−22.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025