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Population: 1,759. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,753 (-0.3% change)
Males: 863 (49.1%), Females: 896 (50.9%)

Buffalo County

Zip code: 68840

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $34,955
Median house value: $72,200

Population by Race

Races in Gibbon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.8%)
  • Hispanic (21.0%)
  • Other race (12.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (38.3%), Irish (12.8%), English (11.8%), United States (7.2%), Swedish (3.6%), Polish (2.5%).

Elevation: 2060 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gibbon

  • High school or higher: 76.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gibbon city

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 62.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

9.8% Foreign born (9.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +229 (+15.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gibbon:

  • RICHARD H YOUNG HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; KEARNEY, NE)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; KEARNEY, NE)
  • KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES-HOSP (about 19 miles; MINDEN, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gibbon:

  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 11 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 32 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 41 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gibbon:

  • PIONEER VILLAGE FIELD (about 19 miles; MINDEN, NE; Abbreviation: 0V3)
  • LOUP CITY MUNI (about 39 miles; LOUP CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 0F4)
  • BREWSTER FIELD (about 40 miles; HOLDREGE, NE; Abbreviation: HDE)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gibbon:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 18 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 148 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 149 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 162 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)

Schools

Public high school in Gibbon:

  • GIBBON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 256; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Gibbon:

  • GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 282; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Gibbon:

  • GIBBON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $69,189; Location: 2ND & LABARRE STREET; 9,440 books; 58 audio materials; 969 video materials; 72 serial subscriptions)

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