Moving to Genoa, Nebraska

Population: 981. Estimated population in July 2024: 883 (-10.0% change)
Males: 494 (50.4%), Females: 487 (49.6%)

Nance County

Zip code: 68640

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $31,023
Median house value: $49,400

Population by Race

Races in Genoa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (38.0%), Polish (16.9%), Swedish (15.2%), Irish (12.0%), English (6.1%), Danish (5.8%).

Elevation: 1580 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Genoa

  • High school or higher: 80.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Genoa city

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -124 (-11.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Genoa:

  • GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (PO BOX 310, 606/706 EWING AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Genoa:

  • ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL CO HEALTH CTR (about 20 miles; OSCEOLA, NE)
  • COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; COLUMBUS, NE)
  • BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 27 miles; ALBION, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Genoa:

  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 43 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 52 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 76 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Genoa:

  • GENOA MUNI (about 4 miles; GENOA, NE; Abbreviation: 97Y)
  • STROMSBURG MUNI (about 26 miles; STROMSBURG, NE; Abbreviation: 11K)
  • COLUMBUS MUNI (about 28 miles; COLUMBUS, NE; Abbreviation: OLU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Genoa:

  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 84 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 84 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 102 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 109 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)

Schools

Public high school in Genoa:

  • TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 172; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Genoa:

  • TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA (Students: 131; Grades: PK – 06)
  • SHADY NOOK PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 9; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Genoa:

  • GENOA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $25,154; Location: 421 WILLARD AVENUE; 8,749 books; 139 audio materials; 610 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)