Moving to Utica, Nebraska

Population: 844. Estimated population in July 2024: 825 (-2.3% change)
Males: 404 (47.9%), Females: 440 (52.1%)

Seward County

Zip code: 68456

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $40,139
Median house value: $69,700

Population by Race

Races in Utica:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

Ancestries: German (56.2%), English (12.2%), Irish (10.7%), Czech (8.2%), Swedish (3.7%), Danish (3.4%).

Elevation: 1590 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Utica

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Utica village

  • Never married: 14.5%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 15.6%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +117 (+16.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Utica:

  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAH (about 17 miles; SEWARD, NE)
  • YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; YORK, NE)
  • WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FRIEND, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Utica:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 42 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 67 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)
  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 76 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Utica:

  • FLYING V (about 2 miles; UTICA, NE; Abbreviation: 0J9)
  • SEWARD MUNICIPAL (about 18 miles; SEWARD, NE; Abbreviation: SWT)
  • YORK MUNICIPAL (about 19 miles; YORK, NE; Abbreviation: JYR)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Utica:

  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 45 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 46 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 86 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 86 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)

Schools

Public high school in Utica:

  • CENTENNIAL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 329; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Utica:

  • CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 252; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Utica:

  • ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 1100 D STREET; Grades: KG – 8)