Moving to Creighton, Nebraska
Population: 1,270. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,187 (-6.5% change)
Males: 585 (46.1%), Females: 685 (53.9%)
Knox County
Zip code: 68729
Demographics
 Median resident age: 46.0 years
Median household income: $27,763
Median house value: $40,200
Population by Race
Races in Creighton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
 - American Indian (1.3%)
 
Ancestries: German (52.0%), Irish (8.5%), English (7.1%), Czech (6.1%), Danish (5.0%), Swedish (3.1%).
Elevation: 1650 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Creighton
- High school or higher: 81.9%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
 - Unemployed: 0.7%
 - Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Creighton city
- Never married: 15.8%
 - Now married: 61.8%
 - Separated: 0.8%
 - Widowed: 15.7%
 - Divorced: 5.9%
 
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+3.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Creighton:
- CREIGHTON AREA HEALTH SERVICES (PO BOX 186 /1503 MAIN STREET)
 
Other hospitals/medical centers near Creighton:
- PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PLAINVIEW, NE)
 - OSMOND GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; OSMOND, NE)
 - ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; NELIGH, NE)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Creighton:
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 47 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
 - CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 48 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
 - SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 106 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Creighton:
- CREIGHTON MUNI (about 2 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)
 - BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 19 miles; BLOOMFIELD, NE; Abbreviation: 84Y)
 - ANTELOPE COUNTY (about 27 miles; NELIGH, NE; Abbreviation: 4V9)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Creighton:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
 - WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 63 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 71 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
 - WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
 - CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 117 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
 - UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 138 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
 - SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 141 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
 
Schools
Public high school in Creighton:
- CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCH (Students: 268; Grades: 07 – 12)
 
Public primary/middle school in Creighton:
- CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 173; Grades: PK – 06)
 
Private primary/middle school in Creighton:
- ST. LUDGER ELEMENTARY (Students: 43; Location: 410 BRYANT AVE; Grades: 1 – 6)
 
Libraries
Library in Creighton:
- CREIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $26,268; Location: 701 STATE STREET; 11,925 books; 708 audio materials; 356 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)
 
