Moving to Beemer, Nebraska

Population: 773. Estimated population in July 2024: 717 (-7.2% change)
Males: 361 (46.7%), Females: 412 (53.3%)

Cuming County

Zip code: 68716

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $30,938
Median house value: $47,900

Population by Race

Races in Beemer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • Other race (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (62.9%), English (7.6%), Swedish (7.0%), United States (4.4%), Czech (3.2%), Irish (3.0%).

Elevation: 1350 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Beemer

  • High school or higher: 77.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 0.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beemer village

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 64.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

4.0% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+4.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Beemer:

  • ST FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WEST POINT, NE)
  • PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PENDER, NE)
  • OAKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; OAKLAND, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beemer:

  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 44 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 44 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 75 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Beemer:

  • PENDER MUNI (about 14 miles; PENDER, NE; Abbreviation: 0C4)
  • WAYNE MUNI (about 24 miles; WAYNE, NE; Abbreviation: LCG)
  • SCRIBNER STATE (about 27 miles; SCRIBNER, NE; Abbreviation: SCB)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beemer:

  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 62 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 63 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 63 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)

Public primary/middle school in Beemer:

  • BEEMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 65; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Beemer:

  • KARLEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $35,304; Location: 215 BLAINE STREET; 7,454 books; 185 audio materials; 128 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)