Moving to Creighton, Nebraska
Population: 1,270. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,187 (-6.5% change)
Males: 585 (46.1%), Females: 685 (53.9%)
Knox County
Zip code: 68729
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.0 years
Median household income: $27,763
Median house value: $40,200
Population by Race
Races in Creighton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (52.0%), Irish (8.5%), English (7.1%), Czech (6.1%), Danish (5.0%), Swedish (3.1%).
Elevation: 1650 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Creighton
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 0.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Creighton city
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 15.7%
- Divorced: 5.9%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+3.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Creighton:
- CREIGHTON AREA HEALTH SERVICES (PO BOX 186 /1503 MAIN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Creighton:
- PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PLAINVIEW, NE)
- OSMOND GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; OSMOND, NE)
- ANTELOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; NELIGH, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Creighton:
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 47 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 48 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 106 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Creighton:
- CREIGHTON MUNI (about 2 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)
- BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 19 miles; BLOOMFIELD, NE; Abbreviation: 84Y)
- ANTELOPE COUNTY (about 27 miles; NELIGH, NE; Abbreviation: 4V9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Creighton:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 63 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 71 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 117 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 138 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 141 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
Schools
Public high school in Creighton:
- CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCH (Students: 268; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Creighton:
- CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 173; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Creighton:
- ST. LUDGER ELEMENTARY (Students: 43; Location: 410 BRYANT AVE; Grades: 1 – 6)
Libraries
Library in Creighton:
- CREIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $26,268; Location: 701 STATE STREET; 11,925 books; 708 audio materials; 356 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)