 The per capita income for the city was $21,147.About 1.8% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.Kearney R-I School District operates an early childhood center, four elementary schools, one middle school, one junior high, and Kearney High School.