Craig, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 241. Estimated population in July 2024: 235 (-2.5% change)
Males: 121 (50.2%), Females: 120 (49.8%)

Burt County

Zip code: 68019

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $29,583
Median house value: $34,200

Population by Race

Races in Craig:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (43.2%), Irish (14.1%), Swedish (14.1%), United States (12.0%), Danish (10.4%), English (6.6%).

Elevation: 1349 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Craig

  • High school or higher: 83.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Craig village

  • Never married: 13.9%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 18.8%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+4.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Craig:

  • OAKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; OAKLAND, NE)
  • MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BLAIR, NE)
  • BURGESS HEALTH CENTER (about 24 miles; ONAWA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Craig:

  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 43 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 47 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 70 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Craig:

  • TEKAMAH MUNI (about 14 miles; TEKAMAH, NE; Abbreviation: TQE)
  • SCRIBNER STATE (about 22 miles; SCRIBNER, NE; Abbreviation: SCB)
  • ONAWA MUNI (about 24 miles; ONAWA, IA; Abbreviation: K36)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Craig:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 37 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)