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Kearney, NE MISA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 1,865
  equals Births 3,901
  less Deaths 2,036
Net Migration 916
  equals net International Migration 839
  plus net Domestic Migration 77

The population of the Kearney, NE MISA changed from 52,662 on 2010 to 55,448 in 2015 -- a change of 2,786 (5.29%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (1,865) exceeded net migration (916); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Kearney, NE MISA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Buffalo County, NE31019P0000001 46,177 46,835 47,655 48,090 48,348 48,863 2,686 5.82
Kearney County, NE31099P0000001 6,485 6,555 6,515 6,501 6,588 6,585 100 1.54
Total P0000001 52,662 53,390 54,170 54,591 54,936 55,448 2,786 5.29
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Buffalo County, NE31019B0000001 648 666 681 689 738 728 3,502 
Kearney County, NE31099B0000001 76 76 97 59 90 77 399 
Total B0000001 724 742 778 748 828 805 3,901 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Buffalo County, NE31019D0000001 268 359 298 344 351 348 1,700 
Kearney County, NE31099D0000001 120 81 68 66 57 64 336 
Total D0000001 388 440 366 410 408 412 2,036 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Buffalo County, NE31019NC000001 380 307 383 345 387 380 1,802 
Kearney County, NE31099NC000001 -44 -5 29 -7 33 13 63 
Total NC000001 336 302 412 338 420 393 1,865 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Buffalo County, NE31019MI000001 92 118 159 172 194 192 835 
Kearney County, NE31099MI000001 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 
Total MI000001 92 118 160 173 195 193 839 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Buffalo County, NE31019MD000001 -172 239 276 -79 -325 -82 29 
Kearney County, NE31099MD000001 32 78 -71 4 51 -14 48 
Total MD000001 -140 317 205 -75 -274 -96 77 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Buffalo County, NE31019MN000001 -80 357 435 93 -131 110 864 
Kearney County, NE31099MN000001 32 78 -70 5 52 -13 52 
Total MN000001 -48 435 365 98 -79 97 916 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Buffalo County, NE31019GQ000001 2,225 2,263 2,306 2,223 2,171 2,082 -143 -6.43
Kearney County, NE31099GQ000001 84 84 84 83 84 81 -3 -3.57
Total GQ000001 2,309 2,347 2,390 2,306 2,255 2,163 -146 -6.32

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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