Cambridge, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,041. Estimated population in July 2024: 971 (-6.7% change)
Males: 479 (46.0%), Females: 562 (54.0%)
Furnas County
Zip code: 69022
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $30,913
Median house value: $37,800
Population by Race
Races in Cambridge:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (44.6%), English (16.4%), Irish (11.0%), United States (10.5%), Swedish (4.8%), French (3.1%).
Elevation: 2263 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cambridge
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cambridge city
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -67 (-6.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Cambridge:
- TRI VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM (PO BOX 488 WEST HWY6 AND 34)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Cambridge:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; MCCOOK, NE)
- NORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; NORTON, KS)
- DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; OBERLIN, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cambridge:
- MC COOK MUNI (about 30 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 68 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Abbreviation: LBF)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 87 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cambridge:
- CAMBRIDGE MUNI (about 2 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NE; Abbreviation: CSB)
- ARAPAHOE MUNI (about 20 miles; ARAPAHOE, NE; Abbreviation: 37V)
- CURTIS MUNI (about 32 miles; CURTIS, NE; Abbreviation: 47V)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cambridge:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 86 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 123 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 164 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 211 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 220 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 243 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
Schools
Public high school in Cambridge:
- CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 107; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Cambridge:
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 217; Grades: PK – 08)
Libraries
Library in Cambridge:
- BUTLER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $27,811; Location: 621 PENN; 12,855 books; 229 audio materials; 865 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)