Kimball, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,559. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,341 (-8.5% change)
Males: 1,212 (47.4%), Females: 1,347 (52.6%)
Kimball County
Zip code: 69145
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.1 years
Median household income: $29,984
Median house value: $49,800
Population by Race
Races in Kimball:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
Ancestries: German (31.2%), English (12.9%), Irish (11.9%), Swedish (6.4%), United States (4.3%), French (3.0%).
Elevation: 4717 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kimball
- High school or higher: 84.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kimball city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 8.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -55 (-2.1%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Kimball:
- KIMBALL COUNTY HOSPITAL (505 SOUTH BURG STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kimball:
- MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 45 miles; SIDNEY, NE)
- REGIONAL WEST MED CENTER (about 45 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE)
- MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 49 miles; BRIDGEPORT, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kimball:
- WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 44 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
- CHEYENNE (about 80 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; Abbreviation: CYS)
- COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 80 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: AKO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kimball:
- KIMBALL MUNI/ROBERT E ARRAJ FIELD (about 4 miles; KIMBALL, NE; Abbreviation: IBM)
- PINE BLUFFS MUNI (about 33 miles; PINE BLUFFS, WY; Abbreviation: 82V)
- SIDNEY MUNI (about 48 miles; SIDNEY, NE; Abbreviation: SNY)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kimball:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 93 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 116 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 116 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 116 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 116 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
- ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 116 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
Schools
Public high school in Kimball:
- KIMBALL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 318; Location: 1000 E 6TH ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kimball:
- MARY LYNCH ELEMENTARY (Students: 177; Grades: PK – 06)
- WEST ELEMENTARY (Students: 118; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Kimball:
- KIMBALL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $98,614; Location: 208 SOUTH WALNUT; 26,440 books; 199 audio materials; 226 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)