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Moving to Bennet, Nebraska

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Population: 570. Estimated population in July 2024: 681 (+19.5% change)
Males: 298 (52.3%), Females: 272 (47.7%)

Lancaster County

Zip code: 68317

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $42,237
Median house value: $82,300

Population by Race

Races in Bennet:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (47.9%), English (10.5%), Irish (10.5%), Dutch (7.4%), Swedish (7.0%), Czech (5.6%).

Elevation: 1300 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bennet

  • High school or higher: 90.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bennet village

  • Never married: 15.6%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

2.1% Foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.9% Oceania, 0.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+2.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bennet:

  • BRYANLGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
  • MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
  • MADONNA REHABILITATION LTC HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LINCOLN, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bennet:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 21 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 61 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 107 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bennet:

  • CRETE MUNICIPAL (about 29 miles; CRETE, NE; Abbreviation: CEK)
  • BEATRICE MUNICIPAL (about 32 miles; BEATRICE, NE; Abbreviation: BIE)
  • TECUMSEH MUNICIPAL (about 32 miles; TECUMSEH, NE; Abbreviation: 0G3)

Amtrak station near Bennet:

  • 17 miles: LINCOLN (201 N. 7TH ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bennet:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 17 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 17 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 48 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 48 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 57 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)

Public primary/middle school in Bennet:

  • ELEMENTARY AT BENNET (Students: 256; Grades: PK – 06)

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