Moving to Brainard, Nebraska

Population: 351. Estimated population in July 2024: 346 (-1.4% change)
Males: 180 (51.3%), Females: 171 (48.7%)

Butler County

Zip code: 68626

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $35,000
Median house value: $45,300

Population by Race

Races in Brainard:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: Czech (46.2%), German (41.9%), Irish (13.7%), United States (7.7%), Swedish (4.3%), Dutch (4.0%).

Elevation: 1675 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brainard

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brainard village

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 59.9%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+8.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brainard:

  • BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 11 miles; DAVID CITY, NE)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAH (about 21 miles; SEWARD, NE)
  • ALEGENT HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SCHUYLER, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brainard:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 29 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 63 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 78 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brainard:

  • DAVID CITY MUNI (about 9 miles; DAVID CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 93Y)
  • SEWARD MUNICIPAL (about 24 miles; SEWARD, NE; Abbreviation: SWT)
  • COLUMBUS MUNI (about 29 miles; COLUMBUS, NE; Abbreviation: OLU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brainard:

  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 33 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 33 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 58 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 58 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)

Schools

Public high school in Brainard:

  • HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARD (Students: 186; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Brainard:

  • ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD (Students: 94; Grades: PK – 06)