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Moving to Kearney, Missouri

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Population: 5,472. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,399 (+35.2% change)
Males: 2,647 (48.4%), Females: 2,825 (51.6%)

Clay County

Zip code: 64060

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.1 years
Median household income: $56,603
Median house value: $114,000

Population by Race

Races in Kearney:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (23.4%), English (16.1%), Irish (13.3%), United States (7.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%), Scottish (2.8%).

Elevation: 849 feet

Land area: 6.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kearney

  • High school or higher: 91.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kearney city

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 65.5%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

0.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +3,140 (+134.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kearney:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kearney:

  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 24 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 25 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 47 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kearney:

  • CLAY COUNTY REGIONAL (about 6 miles; MOSBY, MO; Abbreviation: GPH)
  • ROOSTERVILLE (about 8 miles; LIBERTY, MO; Abbreviation: 0N0)
  • EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO; Abbreviation: 3EX)

Amtrak station near Kearney:

  • 20 miles: INDEPENDENCE (600 S. GRAND AVE.). Services: free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kearney:

  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 27 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 28 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 31 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)

Schools

Public high school in Kearney:

  • KEARNEY HIGH (Students: 990; Location: 715 E 19TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kearney:

  • SUMMIT RIDGE (Students: 788; Location: 2215 S CAMPUS ST; Grades: 04 – 07)
  • KEARNEY ELEM. (Students: 415; Location: 902 S JEFFERSON; Grades: KG – 01)
  • SOUTHVIEW ELEM. (Students: 341; Location: 7 S CAMPUS DR; Grades: 03 – 04)
  • KEARNEY JR. HIGH (Students: 300; Location: 305 S GROVE; Grades: 08 – 08)
  • KEARNEY INTERMEDIATE (Students: 300; Location: 1815 S JEFFERSON; Grades: 02 – 03)

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