Moving to Curtis, Nebraska

Population: 832. Estimated population in July 2024: 736 (-11.5% change)
Males: 425 (51.1%), Females: 407 (48.9%)

Frontier County

Zip code: 69025

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $26,667
Median house value: $46,900

Population by Race

Races in Curtis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (34.4%), English (20.6%), Irish (8.9%), Danish (6.9%), United States (6.0%), Swedish (4.4%).

Elevation: 2559 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Curtis

  • High school or higher: 91.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Curtis city

  • Never married: 33.8%
  • Now married: 49.8%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+4.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Curtis:

  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; MCCOOK, NE)
  • TRI VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 32 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NE)
  • GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; GOTHENBURG, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Curtis:

  • MC COOK MUNI (about 31 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
  • NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 36 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Abbreviation: LBF)
  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 105 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Curtis:

  • CURTIS MUNI (about 4 miles; CURTIS, NE; Abbreviation: 47V)
  • QUINN FIELD (about 33 miles; GOTHENBURG, NE; Abbreviation: GTE)
  • CAMBRIDGE MUNI (about 35 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NE; Abbreviation: CSB)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Curtis:

  • NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL AGRICULTURE (Full-time enrollment: 232; Location: 404 East 7th; Public; Website: NCTA.UNL.EDU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Curtis:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 101 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 197 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 220 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 228 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 253 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)

Schools

Public high school in Curtis:

  • MEDICINE VALLEY JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 150; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Curtis:

  • MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 129; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Curtis:

  • KLYTE BURT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $16,952; Location: 316 CENTER AVENUE; 13,652 books; 219 audio materials; 595 video materials; 38 serial subscriptions)