Moving to Neligh, Nebraska
Population: 1,651. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,542 (-6.6% change)
Males: 758 (45.9%), Females: 893 (54.1%)
Antelope County
Zip code: 68756
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.7 years
Median household income: $30,580
Median house value: $51,000
Population by Race
Races in Neligh:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (42.0%), Irish (11.8%), English (9.9%), United States (6.1%), Danish (4.2%), Swedish (4.0%).
Elevation: 1750 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Neligh
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Neligh city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 15.4%
- Divorced: 7.1%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -91 (-5.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Neligh:
- ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (PO BOX 229 102 WEST 9TH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Neligh:
- TILDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; TILDEN, NE)
- PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; PLAINVIEW, NE)
- CREIGHTON AREA HEALTH SERVICES (about 25 miles; CREIGHTON, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Neligh:
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 43 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 71 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 83 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Neligh:
- ANTELOPE COUNTY (about 3 miles; NELIGH, NE; Abbreviation: 4V9)
- CREIGHTON MUNI (about 26 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)
- ALBION MUNI (about 29 miles; ALBION, NE; Abbreviation: BVN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Neligh:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 89 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 114 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 120 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 129 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
Schools
Public high school in Neligh:
- NELIGH-OAKDALE JR/SR HIGH SCH (Students: 231; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Neligh:
- ELEM SCHOOL AT NELIGH-OAKDALE (Students: 191; Grades: PK – 06)
- CENTRAL LEARNING CENTER (Students: 23; Grades: PK – 12)
- VALLEY VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 7; Grades: PK – 08)
- SUNNYSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 5; Grades: PK – 08)
Libraries
Library in Neligh:
- NELIGH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $66,632; Location: 710 MAIN STREET; 14,462 books; 423 audio materials; 383 video materials; 66 serial subscriptions)