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Moving to Beatrice, Nebraska

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Population: 12,496. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,890 (+3.2% change)
Males: 5,885 (47.1%), Females: 6,611 (52.9%)

Gage County

Zip code: 68310

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $33,735
Median house value: $70,200

Population by Race

Races in Beatrice:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (47.4%), Irish (11.4%), English (8.0%), United States (5.9%), Czech (4.3%), French (3.3%).

Elevation: 1284 feet

Land area: 7.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Beatrice

  • High school or higher: 80.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beatrice city

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 55.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +92 (+0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Beatrice:

  • BEATRICE COMM HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (1110 NORTH 10TH STREET, P O BOX 278)
  • BEATRICE STATE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (3000 LINCOLN BLVD PO BOX 808)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Beatrice:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beatrice:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 40 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 79 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 93 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Beatrice:

  • BEATRICE MUNICIPAL (about 3 miles; BEATRICE, NE; Abbreviation: BIE)
  • WILBER MUNICIPAL (about 22 miles; WILBER, NE; Abbreviation: 0D6)
  • CRETE MUNICIPAL (about 27 miles; CRETE, NE; Abbreviation: CEK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beatrice:

  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 38 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 39 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 81 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 81 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)

Schools

Public high school in Beatrice:

  • BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 782; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Beatrice:

  • BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 533; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • PADDOCK LANE SCHOOL (Students: 303; Grades: PK – 06)
  • LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 224; Grades: PK – 06)
  • STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 217; Grades: PK – 06)
  • CEDAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 200; Grades: PK – 06)
  • EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT 5 (Students: 27; Grades: PK – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Beatrice:

  • ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 131; Location: 930 PRAIRIE LANE STREET; Grades: PK – 5)
  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 99; Location: 420 NORTH SIXTH STREET; Grades: PK – 6)

Libraries

Library in Beatrice:

  • BEATRICE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $450,109; Location: 100 NORTH 16TH STREET; 88,925 books; 1,684 audio materials; 2,638 video materials; 165 serial subscriptions)

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