Hooper, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 827. Estimated population in July 2024: 798 (-3.5% change)
Males: 369 (44.6%), Females: 458 (55.4%)

Dodge County

Zip code: 68031

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $35,515
Median house value: $69,400

Population by Race

Races in Hooper:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (55.0%), Irish (12.0%), Swedish (7.7%), Danish (7.4%), English (5.6%), United States (4.5%).

Elevation: 1229 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hooper

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hooper city

  • Never married: 14.6%
  • Now married: 57.9%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 16.1%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-2.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hooper:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hooper:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 51 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 55 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 56 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hooper:

  • SCRIBNER STATE (about 5 miles; SCRIBNER, NE; Abbreviation: SCB)
  • FREMONT MUNI (about 13 miles; FREMONT, NE; Abbreviation: FET)
  • WAHOO MUNI (about 27 miles; WAHOO, NE; Abbreviation: AHQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hooper:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)

Schools

Public high school in Hooper:

  • LOGAN VIEW JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 373; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Hooper:

  • HOOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 138; Grades: PK – 06)
  • LUTHER-BROADVIEW-SHERIDAN ELEM (Students: 73; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Hooper:

  • IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 27053 COUNTY ROAD 12; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Hooper:

  • HOOPER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $39,505; Location: 201 NORTH MAIN; 8,769 books; 24 audio materials; 85 video materials; 32 serial subscriptions)