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Buffalo County, NE

Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.

Against the state: median household income here is 99% of Nebraska's ($76,475); poverty 9.9% against 10.6%; 2.6% of the state's people live here.

Census tracts

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Places in the county

• Kearney 34,246 · median household income $69,724
• Gibbon 1,763 · median household income $70,069
• Shelton 1,389 · median household income $81,278
• Ravenna 1,382 · median household income $64,423
• Elm Creek 1,107 · median household income $79,148
• Glenwood 653 · median household income $143,098
• Pleasanton 556 · median household income $73,750
• Riverdale 307 · median household income $85,227
• Amherst 272 · median household income $69,125
• Odessa 138 · median household income $39,792
• Miller 128 · median household income $90,500
• Poole 0 · median household income $-666,666,666

FURP records in Buffalo County, NE

Cross-reference: 505 nonprofits for 50,579 residents is 99.8 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $137,829,633 is $2,725 per resident, 9.1% of all household income here (households at the median income).

Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here

Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $75,911.

Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)

• HIRSCHFELD FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Kearney, NE · $24,139,677
• COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA Kearney, NE · $13,284,318
• MOUNT CARMEL HOME KEENS MEMORIAL Kearney, NE · $8,015,325
• KEARNEY AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Kearney, NE · $7,686,095
• SOUTH CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL SERVICES Kearney, NE · $6,728,912
• GROW NEBRASKA INC Kearney, NE · $6,417,478
• MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART Kearney, NE · $5,780,604
• MOTHER HULL HOME Kearney, NE · $5,097,908
• COMPASS Kearney, NE · $4,454,066
• NEBRASKA BEEF COUNCIL Kearney, NE · $3,598,106

Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits

• HEADWATERS CORPORATION Kearney, NE · $35,156,000
• BD CONSTRUCTION Kearney, NE · $31,413,515
• RODGERS HELICOPTER SERVICES Kearney, NE · $13,647,717
• INSPIRE HOLDREGE LLC Kearney, NE · $10,389,054
• PHELPS COUNTY REHABILITATION SERVICES L Kearney, NE · $6,187,483
• FAMILY PHYSICAL THERAPY Kearney, NE · $6,172,173
• KEARNEY PHYSICIAN MGMT GRP LLC Kearney, NE · $4,307,402
• SENTINEL HEALTH CARE Kearney, NE · $3,281,118
• KEARNEY PHYSICIAN MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC Kearney, NE · $3,000,200
• NEBRASKA NEUROSURGERY & SPINE Kearney, NE · $2,660,980

Colleges and schools: biggest by enrollment

• University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE · 6,017

Form D issuers: biggest by amount sold

• Pernix Capital Fund, LP Kearney, NE · $10,786,228
• Fast Forward, Inc. Kearney, NE · $1,647,500
• New Era Fund, LP Kearney, NE · $1,539,241
• Billy Jack's Pizza Pub, Inc. Kearney, NE · $1,242,600
• Goldenrod Star, LLC Kearney, NE · $900,000
• KAAPA Investments II, LLC Kearney, NE · $435,000
• Cup of Coa, Inc. Kearney, NE · $250,000
• Nave Analytics, Inc. Kearney, NE · $175,000
• BULLSEYE GX, INC. Kearney, NE · $100,000
• CENTRAL NEBRASKA XYLEMER BIOPRODUCTS 2014, LLC Kearney, NE

Political committees

• HANSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE Kearney, NE
• MICHAEL PATRICK MCLAIN Kearney, NE
• SIDWELL FOR CONGRESS Kearney, NE

Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans

• THE BUCKLE, INC. Kearney, NE · 9
• LANDMARK IMPLEMENT, INC. Kearney, NE · 5
• BUILDERS WAREHOUSE, INC. Kearney, NE · 4
• BROWN TRANSFER COMPANY, LLC Kearney, NE · 3
• CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC. Kearney, NE · 3
• GREAT PLAINS RADIOLOGY, P.C. Kearney, NE · 3
• GRINDSTONE ENTERPRISES, INC. Elm Creek, NE · 3
• MARSHALL ENGINES, INC. Kearney, NE · 3
• PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP, PC Kearney, NE · 3
• ANDERSON BROS. ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING HEATING, INC Kearney, NE · 2

Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments

• MERLIN J WEHLING Kearney, NE · $2,684,375
• JOHN WRIGHT Kearney, NE · $1,183,009
• BRIAN KIM Kearney, NE · $455,179
• DAVID HUEBNER Kearney, NE · $131,091
• RYLEE ANNE HORSLEY Kearney, NE · $124,718
• GARRETT POHLMAN Kearney, NE · $122,606
• JASON D. WALSH Kearney, NE · $57,771
• JAMES HALL Kearney, NE · $36,495
• MATTHEW WHEELER Kearney, NE · $31,539
• CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN Kearney, NE · $26,221

Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks

• Buckle Brands, Inc. Kearney, NE · 116
• Baldwin Filters, Inc. Kearney, NE · 104
• Lindsay Engraving, Inc. Kearney, NE · 52
• The Buckle, Inc. Kearney, NE · 14
• Morris Printing Group, Inc. Kearney, NE · 10
• PepperJax Development, LLC Kearney, NE · 9
• Cash-WA Distributing Co. of Kearney, Inc. Kearney, NE · 7
• Whiskey Creek Franchise System, L.L.C. Kearney, NE · 7
• Coleman Powermate, Inc. Kearney, NE · 6
• Social Media Associates, Inc. Kearney, NE · 6

Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards

• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Kearney, NE · $199,992,292
• NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Kearney, NE · $96,446,712
• NEBRASKA CENTRAL TELEPHONE CO Gibbon, NE · $70,756,481
• CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING CO. OF KEARNEY, INC. Kearney, NE · $68,862,273
• CITY OF KEARNEY Kearney, NE · $49,925,371
• COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA Kearney, NE · $47,174,302
• COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA Kearney, NE · $31,936,159
• CITY OF KEARNEY HOUSING AUTHORITY Kearney, NE · $29,127,008
• CHIEF INDUSTRIES, INC. Kearney, NE · $11,739,434
• CITY OF KEARNEY Kearney, NE · $11,607,316

Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0