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Population: 4,163. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,222 (+1.4% change)
Males: 2,004 (48.1%), Females: 2,159 (51.9%)

Dawson County

Zip code: 69130

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $32,392
Median house value: $57,100

Population by Race

Races in Cozad:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.4%)
  • Hispanic (11.0%)
  • Other race (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (30.0%), English (9.6%), Irish (9.4%), United States (9.2%), Swedish (4.8%), Danish (3.2%).

Elevation: 2487 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cozad

  • High school or higher: 80.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cozad city

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 60.7%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

3.0% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +260 (+6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Cozad:

  • COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (PO BOX 108, 300 EAST 12TH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cozad:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cozad:

  • NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 52 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Abbreviation: LBF)
  • MC COOK MUNI (about 62 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 69 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cozad:

  • COZAD MUNI (about 2 miles; COZAD, NE; Abbreviation: CZD)
  • QUINN FIELD (about 11 miles; GOTHENBURG, NE; Abbreviation: GTE)
  • JIM KELLY FIELD (about 16 miles; LEXINGTON, NE; Abbreviation: LXN)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cozad:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 63 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 144 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 181 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 191 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 225 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 227 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)

Schools

Public high school in Cozad:

  • COZAD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 314; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cozad:

  • COZAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 347; Grades: PK – 06)
  • COZAD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 231; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • COZAD EARLY EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 87; Grades: PK – 06)
  • DIST 029 – DAWSON COUNTY (Students: 25; Grades: PK – 08)
  • DIST 016 – DAWSON COUNTY (Students: 19; Grades: PK – 08)
  • DIST 013 – DAWSON COUNTY (Students: 15; Grades: PK – 08)
  • DIST 027 – DAWSON COUNTY (Students: 1; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Cozad:

  • WILSON PL (Operating income: $170,295; Location: 910 MERIDIAN; 32,482 books; 843 audio materials; 624 video materials; 72 serial subscriptions)

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