Elba, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 243. Estimated population in July 2024: 239 (-1.6% change)
Males: 121 (49.8%), Females: 122 (50.2%)
Howard County
Zip code: 68835
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $28,750
Median house value: $40,000
Population by Race
Races in Elba:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (30.9%), Polish (25.9%), Czech (14.0%), Danish (13.6%), Irish (7.0%), English (4.1%).
Elevation: 1850 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elba
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elba village
- Never married: 27.7%
- Now married: 59.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+10.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elba:
- HOWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SAINT PAUL, NE)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
- VALLEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; ORD, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elba:
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 29 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 49 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 50 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elba:
- GREELEY MUNI (about 19 miles; GREELEY, NE; Abbreviation: 99Y)
- LOUP CITY MUNI (about 29 miles; LOUP CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 0F4)
- EVELYN SHARP FIELD (about 35 miles; ORD, NE; Abbreviation: ODX)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elba:
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 47 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 125 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 133 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 134 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 154 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
Schools
Public high school in Elba:
- ELBA SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 80; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Elba:
- ELBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 61; Grades: PK – 06)