Panama, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 253. Estimated population in July 2024: 249 (-1.6% change)
Males: 122 (48.2%), Females: 131 (51.8%)
Lancaster County
Zip code: 68419
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $47,841
Median house value: $87,700
Population by Race
Races in Panama:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (43.9%), Dutch (24.9%), English (16.6%), United States (9.5%), Danish (5.1%), French (4.7%).
Elevation: 1392 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Panama
- High school or higher: 89.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Panama village
- Never married: 14.6%
- Now married: 75.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 5.7%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+21.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Panama:
- BRYANLGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
- MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
- MADONNA REHABILITATION LTC HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Panama:
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 24 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 65 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 102 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Panama:
- BEATRICE MUNICIPAL (about 27 miles; BEATRICE, NE; Abbreviation: BIE)
- TECUMSEH MUNICIPAL (about 28 miles; TECUMSEH, NE; Abbreviation: 0G3)
- CRETE MUNICIPAL (about 29 miles; CRETE, NE; Abbreviation: CEK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Panama:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 20 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 21 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 54 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 54 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 61 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)