Mead, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 564. Estimated population in July 2024: 623 (+10.5% change)
Males: 281 (49.8%), Females: 283 (50.2%)
Saunders County
Zip code: 68041
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $51,339
Median house value: $80,700
Population by Race
Races in Mead:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (43.1%), Czech (15.4%), English (12.8%), Swedish (12.8%), Irish (7.4%), United States (4.3%).
Elevation: 1205 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mead
- High school or higher: 88.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mead village
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 3.3%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+10.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mead:
- SAUNDERS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES (about 10 miles; WAHOO, NE)
- FREMONT AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; FREMONT, NE)
- NEBRASKA HEALTH SYSTEM (about 23 miles; OMAHA, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mead:
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 32 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 43 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 81 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mead:
- WAHOO MUNI (about 7 miles; WAHOO, NE; Abbreviation: AHQ)
- FREMONT MUNI (about 15 miles; FREMONT, NE; Abbreviation: FET)
- MILLARD (about 28 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: MLE)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mead:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 23 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 32 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 33 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 37 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
Schools
Public high school in Mead:
- MEAD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 153; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Mead:
- MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 131; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Mead:
- MEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $18,661; Location: 316 SOUTH VINE; 5,469 books; 60 audio materials; 218 video materials; 8 serial subscriptions)