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)