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Kearney, Missouri

City in Clay County, Missouri · ZIP 64024, 64060

  • Clay County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 9 public schools
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  • 11,215 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 4,253Households
  • $102,523Median household income
  • $275,200Median home value
  • 9Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Kearney

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Population, 2000 to 2020+90.1%
4k6k8k10k12k2000: 5,47220002010: 8,38120102020: 10,40420205,47210,404
Population of Kearney at each census
CensusPopulation
20005,472
20108,381
202010,404

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Kearney
Under $50k20.1%
$50k to $100k28.6%
$100k to $150k27.4%
$150k to $200k13%
$200k and over10.9%

Median household income $102,523 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Kearney
Owner occupied
3,238 units
Renter occupied
1,015 units
Vacancy rate
5.3%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Kearney compared with its county and state
Kearney compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureKearneyClay CountyMissouri
Population10,696255,5666,168,181
Median household income$102,523$86,150$68,920
Median age41.337.638.9
Median home value$275,200$256,400$215,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher34.0%36.0%31.9%
Foreign-born residents0.8%5.5%4.4%
Owner-occupied homes76.1%68.9%67.9%
Mean commute to work26.2 minutes23.2 minutes23.7 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Kearney9
Public schools in Kearney, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTERPublicPre-KKEARNEY R-I
DOGWOOD ELEM.PublicK–5KEARNEY R-I
HAWTHORNE ELEM.PublicK–5KEARNEY R-I
KEARNEY ELEM.PublicPre-K–5KEARNEY R-I
LENSPublic3–5KEARNEY R-I
SOUTHVIEW ELEM.PublicK–5KEARNEY R-I
KEARNEY MIDDLEPublic6–7KEARNEY R-I
KEARNEY JR. HIGHPublic8–9KEARNEY R-I
KEARNEY HIGHPublic10–12KEARNEY R-I

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Kearney3
Congressional and state legislative districts for Kearney
ChamberDistrict
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 6 (MO-6)
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 39
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 21

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Kearney’s own boundary. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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