Moving to Curtis, Nebraska
Population: 832. Estimated population in July 2024: 736 (-11.5% change)
Males: 425 (51.1%), Females: 407 (48.9%)
Frontier County
Zip code: 69025
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $26,667
Median house value: $46,900
Population by Race
Races in Curtis:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (34.4%), English (20.6%), Irish (8.9%), Danish (6.9%), United States (6.0%), Swedish (4.4%).
Elevation: 2559 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Curtis
- High school or higher: 91.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Curtis city
- Never married: 33.8%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 8.9%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+4.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Curtis:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; MCCOOK, NE)
- TRI VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 32 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NE)
- GOTHENBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; GOTHENBURG, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Curtis:
- MC COOK MUNI (about 31 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
- NORTH PLATTE RGNL AIRPORT LEE BIRD FIELD (about 36 miles; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Abbreviation: LBF)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 105 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Curtis:
- CURTIS MUNI (about 4 miles; CURTIS, NE; Abbreviation: 47V)
- QUINN FIELD (about 33 miles; GOTHENBURG, NE; Abbreviation: GTE)
- CAMBRIDGE MUNI (about 35 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NE; Abbreviation: CSB)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Curtis:
- NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL AGRICULTURE (Full-time enrollment: 232; Location: 404 East 7th; Public; Website: NCTA.UNL.EDU)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Curtis:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 101 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 197 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 220 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 228 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 253 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
Schools
Public high school in Curtis:
- MEDICINE VALLEY JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 150; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Curtis:
- MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 129; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Curtis:
- KLYTE BURT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $16,952; Location: 316 CENTER AVENUE; 13,652 books; 219 audio materials; 595 video materials; 38 serial subscriptions)