Moving to Cairo, Nebraska

Population: 790. Estimated population in July 2024: 787 (-0.4% change)
Males: 376 (47.6%), Females: 414 (52.4%)

Hall County

Zip code: 68824

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $35,500
Median house value: $65,600

Population by Race

Races in Cairo:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
• Hispanic (2.3%)
• Other race (0.6%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (43.0%), Danish (8.1%), Irish (8.1%), English (6.8%), United States (6.7%), Polish (4.9%).

Elevation: 1960 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cairo

• High school or higher: 83.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
• Unemployed: 1.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cairo village

• Never married: 17.7%
• Now married: 64.0%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 9.4%
• Divorced: 8.5%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+4.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cairo:

• ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
• HOWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SAINT PAUL, NE)
• HASTINGS REGIONAL CENTER (about 32 miles; HASTINGS, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cairo:

• CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 22 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
• HASTINGS MUNI (about 31 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
• KEARNEY MUNI (about 34 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cairo:

• LOUP CITY MUNI (about 33 miles; LOUP CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 0F4)
• GREELEY MUNI (about 39 miles; GREELEY, NE; Abbreviation: 99Y)
• CENTRAL CITY MUNI (about 40 miles; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 07K)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cairo:

• CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 34 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
• NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
• SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 133 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 134 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
• WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 138 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
• FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)

Schools

Public high school in Cairo:

• CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 301; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Cairo:

• CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 294; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Cairo:

• NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location: 610 S HIGH ST; Grades: KG – 8)