Moving to Holdrege, Nebraska
Population: 5,636. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,349 (-5.1% change)
Males: 2,706 (48.0%), Females: 2,930 (52.0%)
Phelps County
Zip code: 68949
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $36,225
Median house value: $69,800
Population by Race
Races in Holdrege:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (37.6%), Swedish (17.2%), Irish (10.8%), English (10.8%), Dutch (5.1%), United States (2.8%).
Elevation: 2335 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Holdrege
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Holdrege city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 8.8%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+0.1%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Holdrege:
- PHELPS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (1220 MILLER STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Holdrege:
- HARLAN COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 21 miles; ALMA, NE)
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; KEARNEY, NE)
- RICHARD H YOUNG HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; KEARNEY, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Holdrege:
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 33 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 68 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 83 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Holdrege:
- BREWSTER FIELD (about 3 miles; HOLDREGE, NE; Abbreviation: HDE)
- ALMA MUNICIPAL (about 24 miles; ALMA, NE; Abbreviation: 4D9)
- HARLAN COUNTY LAKE (about 30 miles; ALMA, NE; Abbreviation: H63)
Amtrak station:
HOLDREGE (100 WEST AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Holdrege:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 35 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 149 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 160 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 187 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 188 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
Schools
Public high school in Holdrege:
- HOLDREGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 368; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Holdrege:
- HOLDREGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 305; Grades: 04 – 08)
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 162; Grades: PK – 06)
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 158; Grades: PK – 06)
- PHELPS DISTRICT R 7 (Students: 104; Grades: PK – 08)
- PRE SCHOOL HDCP CHILD PROGRAM (Students: 80; Grades: PK – PK)
- PHELPS DISTRICT R 6 (Students: 27; Grades: PK – 08)
Libraries
Library in Holdrege:
- HOLDREGE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $361,243; Location: 604 EAST AVENUE; 60,394 books; 3,302 audio materials; 2,696 video materials; 114 serial subscriptions)