COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sargent vs Kearney
PLACE A
Sargent, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Kearney, Missouri
Sargent is 96% smaller than Kearney. Kearney earns more, with a median household income $49,199 higher. Kearney has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -5%).
SARGENTKEARNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population48011,296−96% vs Kearney
Population density442847−405
Population growth-4.8%24.1%−28.9 pts
Median age44.239.3+4.9
Male45.9%48.3%−2.5 pts
Female54.1%51.7%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born3.6%1.3%+2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%94.1%−5.7 pts
Black1.7%0.1%+1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%1.9%+3.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other4.7%3.1%+1.6 pts
Median household income$54,423$103,622−$49,199
Per capita income$35,980$52,009−$16,029
Poverty rate10.7%3.6%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4360.421+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%36.8%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree1.8%14.4%−12.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%2.6%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation63.2%71.4%−8.2 pts
Median home value$57,900$298,400−$240,500
Median gross rent$631$1,251−$620
Owner-occupied70.6%74.5%−4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.0%2.0%+16.9 pts
Rent-burdened households12.3%41.6%−29.3 pts
Average commute22.223.5−1.4
Worked from home3.7%15.2%−11.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.1%2.2%+7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025