Elba, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 243. Estimated population in July 2024: 239 (-1.6% change)
Males: 121 (49.8%), Females: 122 (50.2%)

Howard County

Zip code: 68835

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $28,750
Median house value: $40,000

Population by Race

Races in Elba:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (30.9%), Polish (25.9%), Czech (14.0%), Danish (13.6%), Irish (7.0%), English (4.1%).

Elevation: 1850 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Elba

  • High school or higher: 85.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elba village

  • Never married: 27.7%
  • Now married: 59.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+10.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Elba:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elba:

  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 29 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 49 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 50 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elba:

  • GREELEY MUNI (about 19 miles; GREELEY, NE; Abbreviation: 99Y)
  • LOUP CITY MUNI (about 29 miles; LOUP CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 0F4)
  • EVELYN SHARP FIELD (about 35 miles; ORD, NE; Abbreviation: ODX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elba:

  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 47 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 125 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 133 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 134 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 154 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)

Schools

Public high school in Elba:

  • ELBA SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 80; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Elba:

  • ELBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 61; Grades: PK – 06)