Milford, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,070. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,053 (-0.8% change)
Males: 1,178 (56.9%), Females: 892 (43.1%)
Seward County
Zip code: 68405
Demographics
Median resident age: 28.4 years
Median household income: $37,039
Median house value: $88,000
Population by Race
Races in Milford:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (51.4%), Irish (9.1%), English (8.5%), Czech (6.9%), United States (5.3%), Polish (4.2%).
Elevation: 1450 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Milford
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Milford city
- Never married: 36.0%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 6.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +124 (+6.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Milford:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAH (about 11 miles; SEWARD, NE)
- CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; CRETE, NE)
- WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FRIEND, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Milford:
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 22 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 88 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 88 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Milford:
- SEWARD MUNICIPAL (about 7 miles; SEWARD, NE; Abbreviation: SWT)
- CRETE MUNICIPAL (about 15 miles; CRETE, NE; Abbreviation: CEK)
- WILBER MUNICIPAL (about 22 miles; WILBER, NE; Abbreviation: 0D6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Milford:
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 25 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 26 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 84 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
Schools
Public high school in Milford:
- MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 346; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Milford:
- MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 336; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Milford:
- WEBERMEIER MEMORIAL (Operating income: $56,854; Location: 617 C STREET; 21,426 books; 389 audio materials; 624 video materials; 61 serial subscriptions)