Kearney is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 11,060 people and four associated neighborhoods, Kearney is the 80th largest community in Missouri. Kearney has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Kearney, where the median household income is $99,969.00.

Kearney real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Kearney house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Kearney has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.67% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Kearney is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Kearney a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Kearney has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Kearney’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small city, Kearney does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Kearney are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.97% of adults in Kearney have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kearney in 2022 was $44,596, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,384 for a family of four. However, Kearney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Kearney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kearney residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kearney include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Kearney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.