Hooper, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 827. Estimated population in July 2024: 798 (-3.5% change)
Males: 369 (44.6%), Females: 458 (55.4%)
Dodge County
Zip code: 68031
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $35,515
Median house value: $69,400
Population by Race
Races in Hooper:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (55.0%), Irish (12.0%), Swedish (7.7%), Danish (7.4%), English (5.6%), United States (4.5%).
Elevation: 1229 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hooper
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hooper city
- Never married: 14.6%
- Now married: 57.9%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 16.1%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-2.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hooper:
- FREMONT AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; FREMONT, NE)
- OAKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; OAKLAND, NE)
- ST FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WEST POINT, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hooper:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 51 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 55 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 56 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hooper:
- SCRIBNER STATE (about 5 miles; SCRIBNER, NE; Abbreviation: SCB)
- FREMONT MUNI (about 13 miles; FREMONT, NE; Abbreviation: FET)
- WAHOO MUNI (about 27 miles; WAHOO, NE; Abbreviation: AHQ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hooper:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
Schools
Public high school in Hooper:
- LOGAN VIEW JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 373; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hooper:
- HOOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 138; Grades: PK – 06)
- LUTHER-BROADVIEW-SHERIDAN ELEM (Students: 73; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Hooper:
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 27053 COUNTY ROAD 12; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Hooper:
- HOOPER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $39,505; Location: 201 NORTH MAIN; 8,769 books; 24 audio materials; 85 video materials; 32 serial subscriptions)