Moving to Red Cloud, Nebraska

by btobers · Published June 21, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 1,131. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,029 (-9.0% change)
Males: 534 (47.2%), Females: 597 (52.8%)

Webster County

Zip code: 68970

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.0 years
Median household income: $26,389
Median house value: $30,800

Population by Race

Races in Red Cloud:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (37.9%), English (14.2%), Irish (13.0%), Swedish (6.8%), United States (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%).

Elevation: 1724 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Red Cloud

High school or higher: 79.8%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Red Cloud city

Never married: 14.7%
Now married: 56.5%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 18.2%
Divorced: 8.6%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -117 (-9.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Red Cloud:

WEBSTER SOUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (PO BOX 465 6TH AND FRANKLIN STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Red Cloud:

SMITH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SMITH CENTER, KS)
FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; FRANKLIN, NE)
JEWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; MANKATO, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Red Cloud:

HASTINGS MUNI (about 36 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
KEARNEY MUNI (about 55 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 63 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Red Cloud:

RED CLOUD MUNI (about 1 miles; RED CLOUD, NE; Abbreviation: 7V7)
MANKATO (about 29 miles; MANKATO, KS; Abbreviation: TKO)
SMITH CENTER MUNI (about 30 miles; SMITH CENTER, KS; Abbreviation: K82)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Red Cloud:

CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 65 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 120 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 136 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 137 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)

Schools

Public high school in Red Cloud:

RED CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 136; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Red Cloud:

RED CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 118; Grades: PK – 06)
RED CLOUD PRESCHOOL CNTR BASE (Students: 25; Grades: PK – PK)

Libraries

Library in Red Cloud:

AULD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $25,876; Location: 537 NORTH WEBSTER; 8,352 books; 418 audio materials; 349 video materials; 32 serial subscriptions)