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)