Elm Creek vs Kearney

A side-by-side comparison of Elm Creek and Kearney: population, income, housing, and more.

Elm Creek and Kearney are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kearney has the higher population (34,024 vs 1,146 in Elm Creek). Elm Creek has the higher median household income ($75,625 vs $69,790 in Kearney). Kearney has the higher median home value ($235,800 vs $197,100 in Elm Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Elm Creek	Kearney
Population	1,146	34,024
Median age	29.4 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,625	$69,790
Median home value	$197,100	$235,800
Median gross rent	$767	$922
Housing units	441	14,652
Homeownership rate	67.5%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	36.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elm Creek	Kearney
Population	1,134 → 1,146 (+1.1%)	33,464 → 34,024 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$60,375 → $75,625 (+25.3%)	$57,064 → $69,790 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$114,800 → $197,100 (+71.7%)	$178,900 → $235,800 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $767 (-13.6%)	$767 → $922 (+20.2%)

Elm Creek

Population

1,1341,146

Median household income

$60,375$75,625

Median home value

$114,800$197,100

Median gross rent

$888$767

Kearney

Population

33,46434,024

Median household income

$57,064$69,790

Median home value

$178,900$235,800

Median gross rent

$767$922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elm Creek	Kearney
Under 5	13.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	10.2%	18.8%
25 to 34	16.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	7.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	9.4%
65 to 74	6.0%	9.1%
75 and over	4.2%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elm Creek	Kearney
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	1.7%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elm Creek	Kearney
No high school diploma	3.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	30.5%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elm Creek	Kearney
Drove alone	76.8%	83.3%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	6.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.2%
Other means	1.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elm Creek	Kearney
1-unit, detached	72.8%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	11.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Elm Creek	Kearney
Poverty rate	9.9%	13.9%
Average household size	2.82	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1972	1981