Spalding, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 537. Estimated population in July 2024: 502 (-6.5% change)
Males: 245 (45.6%), Females: 292 (54.4%)
Greeley County
Zip code: 68665
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.9 years
Median household income: $27,039
Median house value: $42,800
Population by Race
Races in Spalding:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (46.7%), Irish (24.8%), United States (11.2%), Polish (6.1%), Swedish (3.5%), Czech (2.0%).
Elevation: 1900 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Spalding
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 0.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Spalding village
- Never married: 26.9%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 15.9%
- Divorced: 7.5%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -54 (-9.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Spalding:
- BOONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 24 miles; ALBION, NE)
- HOWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; SAINT PAUL, NE)
- ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; NELIGH, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spalding:
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 50 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 68 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 75 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spalding:
- GREELEY MUNI (about 16 miles; GREELEY, NE; Abbreviation: 99Y)
- ALBION MUNI (about 22 miles; ALBION, NE; Abbreviation: BVN)
- ANTELOPE COUNTY (about 37 miles; NELIGH, NE; Abbreviation: 4V9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spalding:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 76 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 100 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 125 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 130 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 131 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
Schools
Public high school in Spalding:
- SPALDING SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 64; Grades: 07 – 12)
Private high school in Spalding:
- SPALDING ACADEMY (Students: 77; Location: 310 W MARGUERITE; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Spalding:
- SPALDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 57; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Spalding:
- SPALDING PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $10,947; Location: 141 SAINT JOSEPH STREET; 7,439 books; 66 audio materials; 191 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)