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Moving to Blair, Nebraska

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Population: 7,512. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,765 (+3.4% change)
Males: 3,577 (47.6%), Females: 3,935 (52.4%)

Washington County

Zip codes: 68008.

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $41,214
Median house value: $101,900

Population by Race

Races in Blair:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (36.7%), Danish (15.4%), Irish (14.3%), English (10.0%), United States (7.8%), Swedish (5.0%).

Elevation: 1090 feet

Land area: 4.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blair

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blair city

  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

2.4% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +499 (+7.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Blair:

  • MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (810 N 22ND ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Blair:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blair:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 25 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 62 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 65 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blair:

  • BLAIR MUNI (about 10 miles; BLAIR, NE; Abbreviation: K46)
  • TEKAMAH MUNI (about 15 miles; TEKAMAH, NE; Abbreviation: TQE)
  • NORTH OMAHA (about 15 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: 3NO)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Blair:

  • DANA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 574; Location: 2848 COLLEGE DR; Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blair:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 18 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 21 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)

Schools

Public high school in Blair:

  • BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 691; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Blair:

  • JOY LUTH PRE-SCHOOL-TRINITY (Students: 66; Location: 141 S 20TH; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Blair:

  • GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH (Students: 557; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • BLAIR ARBOR PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 510; Grades: PK – 06)
  • BLAIR NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 191; Grades: PK – 06)
  • BLAIR SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 179; Grades: PK – 06)
  • BLAIR WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 144; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Blair:

  • BLAIR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $184,000; Location: 210 SOUTH 17TH STREET; 30,261 books; 439 audio materials; 991 video materials; 129 serial subscriptions)

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