Moving to Callaway, Nebraska
Population: 637. Estimated population in July 2024: 625 (-1.9% change)
Males: 277 (43.5%), Females: 360 (56.5%)
Custer County
Zip code: 68825
Demographics
Median resident age: 48.1 years
Median household income: $27,656
Median house value: $50,600
Population by Race
Races in Callaway:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (34.9%), Irish (16.2%), English (12.2%), United States (7.4%), Dutch (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (6.0%).
Elevation: 2556 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Callaway
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Callaway village
- Never married: 11.4%
- Now married: 67.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 7.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+9.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Callaway:
- CALLAWAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (PO BOX 100 211 KIMBALL STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Callaway:
- JENNIE M MELHAM MEMORIAL MED CENTER (about 22 miles; BROKEN BOW, NE)
- GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; GOTHENBURG, NE)
- COZAD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; COZAD, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Callaway:
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 54 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Abbreviation: LBF)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 76 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
- MC COOK MUNI (about 88 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Callaway:
- BROKEN BOW MUNI (about 23 miles; BROKEN BOW, NE; Abbreviation: BBW)
- QUINN FIELD (about 30 miles; GOTHENBURG, NE; Abbreviation: GTE)
- COZAD MUNI (about 30 miles; COZAD, NE; Abbreviation: CZD)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Callaway:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 67 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 167 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 171 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 210 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 217 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 225 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
Schools
Public high school in Callaway:
- CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 137; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Callaway:
- CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 97; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Callaway:
- NIGEL SPROUSE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $12,787; Location: 102 EAST KIMBALL; 12,219 books; 385 audio materials; 263 video materials; 63 serial subscriptions)