Moving to Tekamah, Nebraska
Population: 1,892. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,814 (-4.1% change)
Males: 889 (47.0%), Females: 1,003 (53.0%)
Burt County
Zip code: 68061
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $35,708
Median house value: $66,600
Population by Race
Races in Tekamah:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (31.3%), Irish (16.3%), English (11.3%), Swedish (8.2%), United States (7.8%), Danish (7.1%).
Elevation: 1058 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tekamah
- High school or higher: 81.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tekamah city
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+1.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tekamah:
- MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BLAIR, NE)
- BURGESS HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; ONAWA, IA)
- OAKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; OAKLAND, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tekamah:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 41 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 45 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 74 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tekamah:
- TEKAMAH MUNI (about 5 miles; TEKAMAH, NE; Abbreviation: TQE)
- ONAWA MUNI (about 18 miles; ONAWA, IA; Abbreviation: K36)
- BLAIR MUNI (about 27 miles; BLAIR, NE; Abbreviation: K46)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tekamah:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 38 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
Schools
Public high school in Tekamah:
- HIGH SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH (Students: 295; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Tekamah:
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH (Students: 241; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Tekamah:
- TEKAMAH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $64,902; Location: 204 SOUTH 13TH STREET; 14,337 books; 86 audio materials; 464 video materials; 78 serial subscriptions)