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)