Moving to Monroe, Nebraska
Population: 307. Estimated population in July 2024: 300 (-2.3% change)
Males: 147 (47.9%), Females: 160 (52.1%)
Platte County
Zip code: 68647
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $37,292
Median house value: $59,200
Population by Race
Races in Monroe:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (46.3%), Irish (9.1%), Swedish (8.8%), Swiss (7.5%), Czech (6.5%), English (6.5%).
Elevation: 1522 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Monroe
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Monroe village
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 12.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Monroe:
- GENOA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GENOA, NE)
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; COLUMBUS, NE)
- ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL CO HEALTH CTR (about 19 miles; OSCEOLA, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Monroe:
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 37 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 60 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 73 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Monroe:
- GENOA MUNI (about 9 miles; GENOA, NE; Abbreviation: 97Y)
- COLUMBUS MUNI (about 19 miles; COLUMBUS, NE; Abbreviation: OLU)
- STROMSBURG MUNI (about 25 miles; STROMSBURG, NE; Abbreviation: 11K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Monroe:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 65 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 77 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 78 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 100 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
Public primary/middle school in Monroe:
- TWIN RIVER ELEM-MONROE (Students: 47; Grades: PK – 06)