Chambers, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 333. Estimated population in July 2024: 312 (-6.3% change)
Males: 153 (45.9%), Females: 180 (54.1%)
Holt County
Zip code: 68725
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.7 years
Median household income: $24,750
Median house value: $37,900
Population by Race
Races in Chambers:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (48.9%), Irish (20.7%), English (17.7%), Czech (5.7%), Danish (3.9%), Scottish (3.9%).
Elevation: 2115 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Chambers
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Chambers village
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 65.9%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 2.8%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-2.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Chambers:
- AVERA ST ANTHONYS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; O’ NEILL, NE)
- WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; ATKINSON, NE)
- VALLEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; ORD, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chambers:
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 91 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 93 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 104 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chambers:
- PERKINS MEMORIAL AIRPARK (about 2 miles; CHAMBERS, NE; Abbreviation: 88Y)
- THE O’NEILL MUNI-JOHN L BAKER FIELD (about 19 miles; O’NEILL, NE; Abbreviation: ONL)
- STUART-ATKINSON MUNI (about 31 miles; ATKINSON, NE; Abbreviation: 8V2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chambers:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 96 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 119 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 132 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 169 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 171 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
Schools
Public high school in Chambers:
- CHAMBERS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 92; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Chambers:
- CHAMBERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 100; Grades: PK – 06)