Kenesaw

Population: 850
Median household income: $89,063
Median home value: $171,100

Kenesaw, a community in Adams County, Nebraska, has 850 residents. Its median household income of $89,063 runs above the Adams County figure of $65,680.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kenesaw's population declined 23.5% from 1,111 to 850, while its median home value rose 61.9% from $105,700 to $171,100.

The median gross rent is $730. 30.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 850
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $89,063
Median home value: $171,100
Median gross rent: $730
Housing units: 361
Homeownership rate: 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,111850

Median household income

$63,456$89,063

Median home value

$105,700$171,100

Median gross rent

$703$730

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,111	$63,456	$105,700	$703
2020	1,088	$71,435	$116,200	$675
2021	857	$66,458	$123,600	$750
2022	826	$77,321	$151,900	$745
2023	850	$89,063	$171,100	$730

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	4.7%
5 to 17	166	19.5%
18 to 24	39	4.6%
25 to 34	119	14.0%
35 to 44	85	10.0%
45 to 54	127	14.9%
55 to 64	134	15.8%
65 to 74	87	10.2%
75 and over	53	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	821	96.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	6.3%
High school graduate	164	27.1%
Some college or associate's	219	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	130	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	54	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	366	81.2%
Carpooled	43	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	105	24.6%
15 to 29 min	105	24.6%
30 to 44 min	174	40.8%
45 to 59 min	32	7.5%
60+ min	10	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 5.0% (40 of 805)

	Count	Share
Family households	232	73.0%
Nonfamily households	86	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	318	88.1%
Vacant	43	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	285	89.6%
Renter-occupied	33	10.4%

1-unit, detached96.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	347	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3125160
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.06 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6189, -98.6576