Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,440
| This zip code: | $46,440 | | Nebraska: | $47,085 |
Nearest zip codes: 68847, 68870, 68861, 68924, 68940, 68812.
Kearney Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 68845 with a mortgage: 2,064 (258 second mortgage, 287 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 856
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,287
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $492
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.2% | | Whole state: | 11.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.4 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 68845: Otto Olsen Building (A), West Center Building (B), Family Practice Association Building (C), Welch Hall (D), Fine Arts Building (E), Cushing Colosseum (F), Mens Dorm (G), University Residence South (H), University Residence North (I), Student Affairs Building (J), Stout Hall (K), Communications Center Building (L), Centennial Towers East (M), Centennial Towers West (N), Calvin T Ryan Library (O), Mantor Hall (P), Randall Hall (Q), Martin Hall (R), Copeland Hall (S), Ockinga Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 68845 include: Countryside Christian Church (A), Trinity Presbyterian Church (B), Newman Center (C), New Life Assembly of God Church (D), Grace Fellowship Church (E), Evangelical Free Church (F), Family of Christ Lutheran Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), First Church of Christ Scientist (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Jacobson Reservoir (A), Walter Reservoir (B), Patterson Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 68845 include: Memorial Diamond Park (1), Yanney-Peterson Memorial Carillon Bell Tower (2), Pioneer Park (3), Historic Kearney Historical Marker (4), Harmon Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 137
- 1995 to 1998: 841
- 1990 to 1994: 590
- 1980 to 1989: 974
- 1970 to 1979: 1,262
- 1960 to 1969: 587
- 1950 to 1959: 675
- 1940 to 1949: 277
- 1939 or earlier: 1,081
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kearney, NE (68845): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 43
- 2 bedrooms: 568
- 3 bedrooms: 1,446
- 4 bedrooms: 1,069
- 5 or more bedrooms: 403
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 116
- 1 bedrooms: 507
- 2 bedrooms: 1,361
- 3 bedrooms: 439
- 4 bedrooms: 110
- 5 or more bedrooms: 38
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Vehicles available in 68845 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 84
- 1 vehicle: 570
- 2 vehicles: 1,638
- 3 vehicles: 830
- 4 vehicles: 243
- 5 or more vehicles: 164
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 189
- 1 vehicle: 1,109
- 2 vehicles: 873
- 3 vehicles: 276
- 4 vehicles: 67
- 5 or more vehicles: 57
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 68845:
- Less than $10,000: 97
- $10,000 to $14,999: 47
- $15,000 to $19,999: 39
- $20,000 to $24,999: 21
- $25,000 to $29,999: 15
- $30,000 to $34,999: 15
- $35,000 to $39,999: 7
- $40,000 to $49,999: 27
- $50,000 to $59,999: 62
- $60,000 to $69,999: 47
- $70,000 to $79,999: 49
- $80,000 to $89,999: 115
- $90,000 to $99,999: 162
- $100,000 to $124,999: 527
- $125,000 to $149,999: 628
- $150,000 to $174,999: 539
- $175,000 to $199,999: 379
- $200,000 to $249,999: 533
- $250,000 to $299,999: 193
- $300,000 to $399,999: 255
- $400,000 to $499,999: 79
- $500,000 to $749,999: 59
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3
- $1,000,000 or more: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 68845:
- Less than $100: 53
- $100 to $149: 17
- $150 to $199: 35
- $200 to $249: 135
- $250 to $299: 96
- $300 to $349: 120
- $350 to $399: 272
- $400 to $449: 289
- $450 to $499: 210
- $500 to $549: 267
- $550 to $599: 214
- $600 to $649: 363
- $650 to $699: 195
- $700 to $749: 124
- $750 to $799: 59
- $800 to $899: 28
- $900 to $999: 17
- $2,000 or more: 63
- No cash rent: 134
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $166,636.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,199
- Black or African American householders: $119,528
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $263,665
- Asian householders: $158,199
- Some other race householders: $153,136
- Two or more races householders: $128,949
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $119,528
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $153,088 (it was $109,700 in 2000)
| 68845: | $153,088 | | Nebraska: | $122,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,191 - $180,835
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $185,110| Here: | $185,110 | | State: | $152,590 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $114,450| Here: | $114,450 | | State: | $157,382 |
In 2-unit structures: $134,638| Here: | $134,638 | | State: | $134,316 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,999| Here: | $163,999 | | State: | $103,899 |
Mobile homes: $19,760| Here: | $19,760 | | State: | $29,187 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,851
- One, attached: 249
- Two: 436
- 3 or 4: 344
- 5 to 9: 441
- 10 to 19: 342
- 20 to 49: 239
- 50 or more: 88
- Mobile homes: 434

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 8,619 (87%)
- Carpooled: 614 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
- Bicycle: 33 (0%)
- Walked: 392 (4%)
- Other means: 15 (0%)
- Worked at home: 217 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 654
- 5 to 9 minutes: 3002
- 10 to 14 minutes: 3326
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1530
- 20 to 24 minutes: 351
- 25 to 29 minutes: 106
- 30 to 34 minutes: 247
- 35 to 39 minutes: 31
- 40 to 44 minutes: 49
- 45 to 59 minutes: 229
- 60 to 89 minutes: 111
- 90 or more minutes: 75
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 15,059
- In family households: 11,486 (3,106 male householders, 612 female householders)
3,080 spouses, 4,241 children (3,961 natural, 82 adopted, 198 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 128 other relatives, 139 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,573 (1,157 male householders (651 living alone)), 1,186 female householders (874 living alone)), 1,230 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,422 (436 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,549 2-persons, 904 3-persons, 758 4-persons, 353 5-persons, 135 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,525 1-person, 514 2-persons, 239 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
2,922 married couples with children.
711 single-parent households (117 men, 594 women).
92.9% of residents of 68845 zip code speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 21% well, 12% not well, 3% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 17% well, 2% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (48% very well, 52% well).
Foreign born population: 478 (2.7%)
(38.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (25%)
- El Salvador (13%)
- Other Caribbean (6%)
- Brazil (5%)
- Other Eastern Africa (4%)
- Iran (4%)
- Israel (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 133
- 1990 to 1994: 53
- 1985 to 1989: 156
- 1980 to 1984: 41
- 1975 to 1979: 22
- 1970 to 1974: 18
- 1970 to 1974: 22
- 1965 to 1969: 33
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White population: 16,610
Black population: 160
American Indian population: 66
Asian population: 184
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 7
Some other race population: 276
Two or more races population: 227

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 5849 |
|  Irish: 1161 |
|  English: 1119 |
|  Other groups: 1086 |
|  United States or American: 1022 |
|  Swedish: 832 |
|  Danish: 503 |
|  Polish: 445 |
|  Czech: 325 |
|  Norwegian: 257 |
|  Italian: 232 |
|  European: 187 |
|  Scottish: 181 |
|  French (except Basque): 163 |
|  Dutch: 143 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 136 |
|  Welsh: 79 |
|  Arab:: 67 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 64 |
|  Swiss: 57 |
|  Greek: 56 |
|  British: 52 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 50 |
|  Lebanese: 44 |
|  Bahamian: 43 |
|  Israeli: 31 |
|  Scandinavian: 27 |
|  Iranian: 24 |
|  French Canadian: 23 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 19 |
|  Russian: 17 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 17 |
|  Brazilian: 16 |
|  Turkish: 15 |
|  African: 14 |
|  Austrian: 13 |
|  Canadian: 11 |
|  Hungarian: 10 |
|  Finnish: 10 |
|  Syrian: 9 |
|  Other Arab: 8 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7 |
|  Portuguese: 6 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 6 |
|  Kenyan: 5 |
|  Ukrainian: 4 |
|  Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 2 |
|  Belgian: 1 |

Public primary/middle school in zip code 68845 not listed on the city page:- GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 125; Grades: PK - 06)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICE (923 WEST RAILROAD STREET in KEARNEY, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA, -68847THWST923WR, TRI REPORTER
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MOLDED, EXTRUDED, AND LATHE-CUT MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS; FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS
Organizations: BRIAN MCGYIRE, ENGINEER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, THE WEST CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, WEST COMPANY
- AMERICINN (215 WEST TALMADGE ROAD in KEARNEY, NE)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - REFUSE DISPOSAL, -070396-GW-1100, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -NED035055177, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: PARKER & SPANGLER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PARKER & SPANGLER
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in KEARNEY, NE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-100007008
Organizations: KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in KEARNEY, NE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-100007013
Organizations: KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in KEARNEY, NE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-100007010
Organizations: KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CEREXAGRI INC C/O UAP PUEBLO CHEMICAL (1720 16TH AVE in KEARNEY, NE)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CEREXAGRI INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,348
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12811
- Northeast: 183
- Midwest: 2121
- South: 642
- West: 1109
41% of the 68845 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Nebraska.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 264
| Here: | 16.4% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 127
| Here: | 10.6% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 153
| Here: | 4.0% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CANNING & SONS (2505 FAIRWAY AVE in KEARNEY, NE; small business): $395,219 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2003
$286,262 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2002-09-26. Completion date: 2003-01-23.
$55,723 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2002-02-21. Completion date: 2002-04-15.
$53,234 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Electronic and Communications Facilities. Signed on 2003-08-04. Completion date: 2003-08-04.
- VONBOECK, EVONNE L (2112 8TH AVE in KEARNEY, NE; small business): $7,740 in 2 contracts in 2005
$5,400 with Navy for Social Rehabilitation Services. Signed on 2005-05-31. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$2,340, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-25. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA ARBOR CARE IN (515 W 19TH ST in KEARNEY, NE; small business): $-1,061 in 2 contracts in 2004
$0 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2004-01-01. Completion date: 2004-01-01.
$-1,061, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-01. Completion date: 2004-01-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 8)
- Wholesale Trade: General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 4, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 1939 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 218 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 100 people in nursing homes
- 45 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 45 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 37 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in other group homes
- 5 people in religious group quarters
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