Moving to Tilden, Nebraska
Population: 1,078. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,053 (-2.3% change)
Males: 516 (47.9%), Females: 562 (52.1%)
Madison County
Zip code: 68781
Demographics
 Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $31,875
Median house value: $47,000
Population by Race
Races in Tilden:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
 - Hispanic (6.8%)
 - Other race (2.1%)
 - American Indian (1.5%)
 - Two or more races (1.2%)
 
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (43.1%), English (11.0%), Irish (10.6%), Swedish (6.3%), United States (4.5%), Norwegian (4.3%).
Elevation: 1681 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tilden
- High school or higher: 80.1%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.2%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
 - Unemployed: 3.8%
 - Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Tilden city
- Never married: 21.0%
 - Now married: 58.2%
 - Separated: 0.9%
 - Widowed: 13.6%
 - Divorced: 6.2%
 
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +168 (+18.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Tilden:
- TILDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (PO BOX 340 308 WEST 2ND & PINE)
 
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tilden:
- ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; NELIGH, NE)
 - PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PLAINVIEW, NE)
 - OSMOND GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; OSMOND, NE)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tilden:
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
 - CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 68 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
 - CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 81 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Tilden:
- ANTELOPE COUNTY (about 15 miles; NELIGH, NE; Abbreviation: 4V9)
 - ALBION MUNI (about 28 miles; ALBION, NE; Abbreviation: BVN)
 - CREIGHTON MUNI (about 30 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tilden:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
 - WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 81 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
 - CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
 - WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
 - SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 115 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
 - UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 116 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
 
Schools
Public high school in Tilden:
- ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 217; Grades: 07 – 12)
 
Public primary/middle school in Tilden:
- ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 135; Grades: PK – 06)
 
Libraries
Library in Tilden:
- RAYMOND A. WHITWER TILDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $46,949; Location: 202 SOUTH CENTER; 13,322 books; 213 audio materials; 674 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)
 
