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Moving to Tekamah, Nebraska

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Population: 1,892. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,814 (-4.1% change)
Males: 889 (47.0%), Females: 1,003 (53.0%)

Burt County

Zip code: 68061

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $35,708
Median house value: $66,600

Population by Race

Races in Tekamah:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (31.3%), Irish (16.3%), English (11.3%), Swedish (8.2%), United States (7.8%), Danish (7.1%).

Elevation: 1058 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tekamah

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tekamah city

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+1.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tekamah:

  • MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BLAIR, NE)
  • BURGESS HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; ONAWA, IA)
  • OAKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; OAKLAND, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tekamah:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 41 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 45 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 74 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tekamah:

  • TEKAMAH MUNI (about 5 miles; TEKAMAH, NE; Abbreviation: TQE)
  • ONAWA MUNI (about 18 miles; ONAWA, IA; Abbreviation: K36)
  • BLAIR MUNI (about 27 miles; BLAIR, NE; Abbreviation: K46)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tekamah:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 38 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)

Schools

Public high school in Tekamah:

  • HIGH SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH (Students: 295; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Tekamah:

  • ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH (Students: 241; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Tekamah:

  • TEKAMAH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $64,902; Location: 204 SOUTH 13TH STREET; 14,337 books; 86 audio materials; 464 video materials; 78 serial subscriptions)

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