Moving to Creighton, Nebraska

Population: 1,270. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,187 (-6.5% change)
Males: 585 (46.1%), Females: 685 (53.9%)

Knox County

Zip code: 68729

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.0 years
Median household income: $27,763
Median house value: $40,200

Population by Race

Races in Creighton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

Ancestries: German (52.0%), Irish (8.5%), English (7.1%), Czech (6.1%), Danish (5.0%), Swedish (3.1%).

Elevation: 1650 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Creighton

  • High school or higher: 81.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 0.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Creighton city

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 15.7%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+3.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Creighton:

  • CREIGHTON AREA HEALTH SERVICES (PO BOX 186 /1503 MAIN STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Creighton:

  • PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PLAINVIEW, NE)
  • OSMOND GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; OSMOND, NE)
  • ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; NELIGH, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Creighton:

  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 47 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 48 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 106 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Creighton:

  • CREIGHTON MUNI (about 2 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)
  • BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 19 miles; BLOOMFIELD, NE; Abbreviation: 84Y)
  • ANTELOPE COUNTY (about 27 miles; NELIGH, NE; Abbreviation: 4V9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Creighton:

  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 63 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 71 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 117 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 138 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 141 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)

Schools

Public high school in Creighton:

  • CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCH (Students: 268; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Creighton:

  • CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 173; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Creighton:

  • ST. LUDGER ELEMENTARY (Students: 43; Location: 410 BRYANT AVE; Grades: 1 – 6)

Libraries

Library in Creighton:

  • CREIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $26,268; Location: 701 STATE STREET; 11,925 books; 708 audio materials; 356 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)