Burt County vs Kearney County

A side-by-side comparison of Burt County and Kearney County: population, income, housing, and more.

Burt County and Kearney County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burt County has the higher population (6,730 vs 6,697 in Kearney County). Kearney County has the higher median household income ($79,167 vs $57,303 in Burt County). Kearney County has the higher median home value ($218,300 vs $125,400 in Burt County).

Population, income & housing

	Burt County	Kearney County
Population	6,730	6,697
Median age	44.8 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,303	$79,167
Median home value	$125,400	$218,300
Median gross rent	$688	$787
Housing units	3,338	2,985
Homeownership rate	77.2%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burt County	Kearney County
Population	6,510 → 6,730 (+3.4%)	6,529 → 6,697 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$54,203 → $57,303 (+5.7%)	$60,266 → $79,167 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$100,400 → $125,400 (+24.9%)	$149,700 → $218,300 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $688 (+7.5%)	$695 → $787 (+13.2%)

Burt County

Population

6,5106,730

Median household income

$54,203$57,303

Median home value

$100,400$125,400

Median gross rent

$640$688

Kearney County

Population

6,5296,697

Median household income

$60,266$79,167

Median home value

$149,700$218,300

Median gross rent

$695$787

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burt County	Kearney County
Under 5	5.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.8%	19.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.2%
75 and over	10.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burt County	Kearney County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.4%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burt County	Kearney County
No high school diploma	7.8%	6.0%
High school graduate	33.9%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burt County	Kearney County
Drove alone	74.5%	81.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	3.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.6%	7.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burt County	Kearney County
1-unit, detached	83.8%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Burt County	Kearney County
Poverty rate	13.7%	6.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1956	1964