Moving to Valparaiso, Nebraska
Population: 563. Estimated population in July 2024: 598 (+6.2% change)
Males: 274 (48.7%), Females: 289 (51.3%)
Saunders County
Zip code: 68065
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $39,444
Median house value: $74,100
Population by Race
Races in Valparaiso:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: Czech (40.1%), German (35.0%), Irish (13.3%), Swedish (6.6%), English (5.2%), United States (3.2%).
Elevation: 1310 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Valparaiso
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Valparaiso village
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 8.2%
2.1% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+14.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Valparaiso:
- SAUNDERS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES (about 17 miles; WAHOO, NE)
- ST ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
- LINCOLN REGIONAL CENTER (about 23 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Valparaiso:
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 17 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 68 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 75 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Valparaiso:
- WAHOO MUNI (about 21 miles; WAHOO, NE; Abbreviation: AHQ)
- DAVID CITY MUNI (about 23 miles; DAVID CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 93Y)
- SEWARD MUNICIPAL (about 25 miles; SEWARD, NE; Abbreviation: SWT)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valparaiso:
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 21 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 21 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 48 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 48 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 62 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
Public primary/middle schools in Valparaiso:
- ELEMENTARY SCH AT VALPARAISO (Students: 223; Grades: PK – 06)
- NORTH STAR PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 3; Grades: PK – 08)
- TOUHY PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 3; Grades: PK – 08)
Libraries
Library in Valparaiso:
- VALPARAISO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $17,005; Location: 300 WEST 2ND; 6,479 books; 22 audio materials; 95 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)