Moving to Bloomfield, Nebraska

by btobers · Published June 20, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 1,126. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,049 (-6.8% change)
Males: 501 (44.5%), Females: 625 (55.5%)

Knox County

Zip code: 68718

Demographics

Median resident age: 51.9 years
Median household income: $25,435
Median house value: $34,700

Population by Race

Races in Bloomfield:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (50.9%), Swedish (11.3%), Irish (7.8%), English (7.5%), Czech (4.5%), Norwegian (4.4%).

Elevation: 1698 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bloomfield

High school or higher: 75.2%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 7.0%
Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bloomfield city

Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 62.5%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 13.7%
Divorced: 4.3%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -53 (-4.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bloomfield:

OSMOND GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OSMOND, NE)
CREIGHTON AREA HEALTH SERVICES (about 20 miles; CREIGHTON, NE)
PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PLAINVIEW, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bloomfield:

CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 29 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 45 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 89 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bloomfield:

BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 3 miles; BLOOMFIELD, NE; Abbreviation: 84Y)
CREIGHTON MUNI (about 19 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)
SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 26 miles; SPRINGFIELD, SD; Abbreviation: Y03)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bloomfield:

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 51 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 133 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 136 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 136 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)

Schools

Public high school in Bloomfield:

BLOOMFIELD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 108; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Bloomfield:

BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 121; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Bloomfield:

BLOOMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $25,934; Location: 121 SOUTH BROADWAY; 9,004 books; 236 audio materials; 492 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)