Bladen, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 291. Estimated population in July 2024: 275 (-5.5% change)
Males: 140 (48.1%), Females: 151 (51.9%)
Webster County
Zip code: 68928
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $31,250
Median house value: $25,600
Population by Race
Races in Bladen:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (35.4%), English (19.2%), Irish (11.3%), United States (10.3%), Danish (6.2%), French (3.1%).
Elevation: 1984 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bladen
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bladen village
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 65.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 5.9%
2.7% Foreign born (1.4% Oceania, 1.4% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+3.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bladen:
- WEBSTER SOUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; RED CLOUD, NE)
- HASTINGS REGIONAL CENTER (about 23 miles; HASTINGS, NE)
- MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HASTINGS, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bladen:
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 23 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 39 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 49 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bladen:
- RED CLOUD MUNI (about 18 miles; RED CLOUD, NE; Abbreviation: 7V7)
- PIONEER VILLAGE FIELD (about 27 miles; MINDEN, NE; Abbreviation: 0V3)
- SMITH CENTER MUNI (about 42 miles; SMITH CENTER, KS; Abbreviation: K82)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bladen:
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 49 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 130 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 135 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 136 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 137 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
Public primary/middle school in Bladen:
- SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN (Students: 146; Grades: PK – 06)