Moving to Cook, Nebraska

Population: 322. Estimated population in July 2024: 309 (-4.0% change)
Males: 139 (43.2%), Females: 183 (56.8%)

Johnson County

Zip code: 68329

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.6 years
Median household income: $28,594
Median house value: $49,200

Population by Race

Races in Cook:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (58.1%), Irish (14.0%), English (11.8%), Swedish (5.0%), Hungarian (3.1%), Polish (2.5%).

Elevation: 1061 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cook

  • High school or higher: 79.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cook village

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 63.4%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 13.6%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

2.2% Foreign born (2.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-3.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cook:

  • JOHNSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; TECUMSEH, NE)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SYRACUSE, NE)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; NEBRASKA CITY, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cook:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 47 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 58 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 101 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cook:

  • TECUMSEH MUNICIPAL (about 9 miles; TECUMSEH, NE; Abbreviation: 0G3)
  • NEBRASKA CITY MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Abbreviation: AFK)
  • FARINGTON FIELD (about 28 miles; AUBURN, NE; Abbreviation: K01)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cook:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 43 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 44 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 54 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 54 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 56 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)

Schools

Public high school in Cook:

  • JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT COOK (Students: 116; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Cook:

  • ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT COOK (Students: 111; Grades: PK – 06)