COMPARING TWO PLACES
Merna vs Kearney
PLACE A
Merna, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Kearney, Missouri
Merna is 97% smaller than Kearney. Kearney earns more, with a median household income $41,747 higher. Kearney has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -6%).
MERNAKEARNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population34411,296−97% vs Kearney
Population density642847−205
Population growth-5.5%24.1%−29.6 pts
Median age39.339.3Even
Male54.3%48.3%+6.0 pts
Female45.7%51.7%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.3%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.2%94.1%−7.9 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%1.9%+1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other10.7%3.1%+7.6 pts
Median household income$61,875$103,622−$41,747
Per capita income$27,736$52,009−$24,273
Poverty rate19.7%3.6%+16.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%36.8%−22.4 pts
Graduate degree3.9%14.4%−10.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%2.6%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation64.8%71.4%−6.6 pts
Median home value$100,000$298,400−$198,400
Median gross rent$983$1,251−$268
Owner-occupied73.1%74.5%−1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%2.0%+11.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.9%41.6%+1.3 pts
Average commute13.023.5−10.5
Worked from home4.0%15.2%−11.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.0%2.2%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025