Kearny County , Kansas
Population: 3,910 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $74,135 Home $152,500 Rent $1,137/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Kearny County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $153,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Kearny County in the bottom 8% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$74,135
Median Income
household
$152,500
Home Value
median
$1,137/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $74,135 |
| Per Capita Income | $31,556 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.1% |
| Median Home Value | $152,500 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,137/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 73.2% |
| Renter Occupied | 26.8% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 3,910 |
| Median Age | 37.5 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 14.6% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
37.6%
Obesity
12.9%
Diabetes
15.7%
Smoking
30.9%
High Blood Pressure
32.2%
No Physical Activity
19.0%
Depression
34.8%
Insufficient Sleep
72.0%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 8.4 · 8th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
21.06
🔥 Wildfire
32.16
❄️ Winter Storm
38.03
🌍 Earthquake
13.93
☀️ Drought
93.77
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