Moving to Orleans, Nebraska
Population: 425. Estimated population in July 2024: 380 (-10.6% change)
Males: 200 (47.1%), Females: 225 (52.9%)
Harlan County
Zip code: 68966
Demographics
Median resident age: 49.3 years
Median household income: $25,179
Median house value: $23,400
Population by Race
Races in Orleans:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (42.1%), English (17.2%), Irish (13.2%), Dutch (6.1%), Swedish (5.6%), United States (4.9%).
Elevation: 2023 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Orleans
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Orleans village
- Never married: 14.8%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 8.9%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -64 (-13.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Orleans:
- HARLAN COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 8 miles; ALMA, NE)
- PHELPS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 22 miles; HOLDREGE, NE)
- PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PHILLIPSBURG, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orleans:
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 52 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
- MC COOK MUNI (about 79 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 79 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Orleans:
- ALMA MUNICIPAL (about 9 miles; ALMA, NE; Abbreviation: 4D9)
- HARLAN COUNTY LAKE (about 16 miles; ALMA, NE; Abbreviation: H63)
- VAN PAK (about 23 miles; PRAIRIE VIEW, KS; Abbreviation: 0P1)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orleans:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 56 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 131 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 178 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 179 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 196 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
Public primary/middle school in Orleans:
- SO VALLEY ELEM AT ORLEANS (Students: 55; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Orleans:
- CORDELIA B PRESTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,626; Location: 510 SOUTH ORLEANS AVENUE; 10,543 books; 218 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)