Bee, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 223. Estimated population in July 2024: 217 (-2.7% change)
Males: 117 (52.5%), Females: 106 (47.5%)

Seward County

Zip code: 68314

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $42,917
Median house value: $54,700

Population by Race

Races in Bee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (40.4%), Czech (19.3%), Irish (15.2%), United States (9.0%), English (7.6%), Polish (4.9%).

Elevation: 1560 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bee

  • High school or higher: 68.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bee village

  • Never married: 9.4%
  • Now married: 71.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+6.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bee:

  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAH (about 8 miles; SEWARD, NE)
  • BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 19 miles; DAVID CITY, NE)
  • CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; CRETE, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bee:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 24 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 73 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 84 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bee:

  • SEWARD MUNICIPAL (about 12 miles; SEWARD, NE; Abbreviation: SWT)
  • DAVID CITY MUNI (about 17 miles; DAVID CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 93Y)
  • FLYING V (about 23 miles; UTICA, NE; Abbreviation: 0J9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bee:

  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 28 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 29 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 65 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 65 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 79 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)

Public primary/middle school in Bee:

  • BEE PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 9; Grades: PK – 08)