Union, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 260. Estimated population in July 2024: 264 (+1.5% change)
Males: 134 (51.5%), Females: 126 (48.5%)

Cass County

Zip code: 68455

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $35,000
Median house value: $62,300

Population by Race

Races in Union:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
• Two or more races (1.5%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)
• American Indian (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (26.2%), United States (11.5%), English (8.8%), Irish (8.8%), Norwegian (5.8%), Swedish (5.4%).

Elevation: 989 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Union

• High school or higher: 87.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Unemployed: 8.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Union village

• Never married: 18.3%
• Now married: 69.5%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 5.2%
• Divorced: 5.2%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -40 (-13.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Union:

• ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; NEBRASKA CITY, NE)
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SYRACUSE, NE)
• GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HAMBURG, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Union:

• EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
• LINCOLN MUNI (about 58 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
• ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 101 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Union:

• PLATTSMOUTH MUNI (about 10 miles; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Abbreviation: PMV)
• NEBRASKA CITY MUNICIPAL (about 16 miles; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Abbreviation: AFK)
• MILLARD (about 29 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: MLE)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Union:

• BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
• IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
• METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 38 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
• CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 54 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)