Ponca, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,062. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,042 (-1.9% change)
Males: 509 (47.9%), Females: 553 (52.1%)
Zip code: 68770
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $31,750
Median house value: $71,500
Population by Race
Races in Ponca:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (38.7%), Irish (17.6%), Norwegian (11.7%), English (11.6%), Danish (7.7%), Swedish (5.1%).
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ponca
- High school or higher: 85.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 1.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ponca city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 63.7%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 4.0%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +132 (+14.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ponca:
- SIOUXLAND SURGERY CENTER LP (about 15 miles; DAKOTA DUNES, SD)
- ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-SIOUX CITY (about 23 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ponca:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 26 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 53 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 64 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ponca:
- GRAHAM FIELD (about 16 miles; NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD; Abbreviation: 7K7)
- MARTIN FIELD (about 19 miles; SO SIOUX CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 7K8)
- HAROLD DAVIDSON FIELD (about 21 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Abbreviation: VMR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ponca:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 24 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 96 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 96 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
Schools
Public high school in Ponca:
- PONCA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 208; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ponca:
- PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 198; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Ponca:
- PONCA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $26,488; Location: 203 2ND STREET; 11,620 books; 100 audio materials; 262 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)