Moving to Firth, Nebraska
Population: 564. Estimated population in July 2024: 687 (+21.8% change)
Males: 269 (47.7%), Females: 295 (52.3%)
Lancaster County
Zip code: 68358
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $41,944
Median house value: $82,400
Population by Race
Races in Firth:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (44.3%), Dutch (17.6%), Irish (12.2%), English (7.8%), United States (4.1%), Norwegian (2.8%).
Elevation: 1322 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Firth
- High school or higher: 82.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Firth village
- Never married: 11.4%
- Now married: 69.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 6.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +88 (+18.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Firth:
- BRYANLGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
- MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
- MADONNA REHABILITATION LTC HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Firth:
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 24 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 73 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 97 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Firth:
- BEATRICE MUNICIPAL (about 19 miles; BEATRICE, NE; Abbreviation: BIE)
- CRETE MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; CRETE, NE; Abbreviation: CEK)
- WILBER MUNICIPAL (about 27 miles; WILBER, NE; Abbreviation: 0D6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Firth:
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 21 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 21 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 61 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 61 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 69 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
Schools
Public high school in Firth:
- NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 542; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Firth:
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT FIRTH (Students: 723; Grades: PK – 06)
- MIDDLE SCHOOL AT FIRTH (Students: 425; Grades: 04 – 08)