Most Educated Cities in Nebraska

Cities with at least 1,000 residents, ranked by percentage of adults (25+) with a bachelor's degree or higher.

#	City	Bachelor's+	Graduate+	Median Income	Population
1	Valley	51.2%	22.1%	$110,200	3,174
2	Gretna	50.4%	19.3%	$123,992	9,193
3	Papillion	47.9%	17.0%	$111,679	25,244
4	Bennet	47.3%	15.0%	$105,859	1,218
5	Chadron	43.6%	20.8%	$54,590	5,160
6	Hickman	43.2%	17.4%	$104,375	3,004
7	Beaver Lake	42.9%	23.0%	$121,607	2,114
8	Lincoln	41.8%	15.3%	$71,867	294,856
9	Waverly	40.9%	14.7%	$111,632	4,440
10	Omaha	40.1%	14.8%	$73,201	488,837
11	Bennington	39.0%	12.6%	$97,500	2,366
12	Seward	38.6%	14.9%	$72,564	7,678
13	Laurel	38.3%	14.4%	$58,519	1,018
14	Wahoo	37.1%	12.2%	$89,457	4,929
15	Chalco	37.0%	9.0%	$85,672	10,595
16	Kearney	36.5%	12.5%	$69,724	34,246
17	Ashland	36.0%	14.0%	$89,408	3,071
18	La Vista	35.8%	10.6%	$81,961	16,563
19	Wayne	35.6%	11.9%	$53,702	6,121
20	Atkinson	34.7%	4.9%	$79,375	1,377
21	Bellevue	34.4%	13.5%	$85,462	64,510
22	Aurora	33.8%	11.8%	$77,679	4,664
23	Blair	32.8%	10.8%	$81,452	7,914
24	David City	32.7%	6.7%	$65,573	3,017
25	Gering	32.6%	11.9%	$75,093	8,550
26	Henderson	32.5%	13.2%	$82,500	1,049
27	Cambridge	32.5%	6.3%	$61,528	1,082
28	Ceresco	32.1%	11.3%	$96,944	1,225
29	Pender	31.5%	10.3%	$73,125	1,379
30	Buccaneer Bay	31.1%	24.2%	$160,729	1,418
31	Holdrege	30.1%	10.5%	$55,789	5,546
32	Louisville	29.5%	11.6%	$94,208	1,449
33	Hastings	29.2%	12.1%	$64,048	25,008
34	St. Paul	29.1%	6.7%	$62,212	2,758
35	Alma	29.0%	8.3%	$75,703	1,154
36	Grant	28.8%	7.5%	$71,389	1,413
37	Geneva	28.5%	12.2%	$80,398	2,193
38	Syracuse	28.5%	11.4%	$72,404	1,990
39	Milford	28.4%	6.4%	$82,699	2,565
40	Plattsmouth	28.4%	10.7%	$73,929	6,731
41	Falls City	28.2%	9.3%	$51,706	4,077
42	Minden	28.2%	4.3%	$68,449	3,108
43	Eagle	27.5%	7.7%	$76,875	1,259
44	York	27.5%	9.5%	$63,265	8,141
45	Friend	26.9%	11.2%	$90,909	1,155
46	Yutan	26.8%	7.0%	$103,350	1,832
47	Ralston	26.8%	5.7%	$69,403	6,472
48	Ord	26.5%	4.5%	$57,818	2,100
49	Sutton	26.5%	8.8%	$81,313	1,323
50	Gordon	26.4%	9.4%	$59,226	1,721
51	Scottsbluff	26.3%	9.6%	$56,359	14,376
52	Albion	26.2%	8.3%	$74,492	1,822
53	Fort Calhoun	26.2%	11.1%	$102,396	1,173
54	Oakland	26.1%	8.0%	$68,900	1,552
55	Offutt AFB	25.9%	8.1%	$72,500	6,074
56	Valentine	25.7%	11.8%	$56,898	2,633
57	Elm Creek	25.6%	5.9%	$79,148	1,107
58	McCook	25.5%	6.5%	$56,917	7,314
59	Ogallala	25.3%	7.3%	$58,556	4,777
60	Imperial	25.1%	8.4%	$74,176	2,210
61	Woodland Park	24.8%	7.5%	$74,000	1,657
62	Pierce	24.7%	6.1%	$70,859	1,956
63	North Bend	24.7%	13.1%	$85,882	1,152
64	Nebraska City	24.6%	8.1%	$67,117	7,369
65	Gothenburg	24.6%	7.5%	$79,219	3,452
66	Ainsworth	24.4%	8.6%	$53,490	1,697
67	Auburn	24.3%	10.1%	$57,531	3,470
68	Norfolk	24.0%	9.5%	$58,884	26,054
69	Bayard	23.9%	5.1%	$68,333	1,531
70	Battle Creek	23.4%	5.7%	$95,536	1,456
71	Stromsburg	23.3%	11.7%	$58,988	1,074
72	Utica	23.3%	3.5%	$88,304	1,015
73	Gibbon	22.9%	6.6%	$70,069	1,763
74	Springfield	22.7%	5.3%	$92,955	1,595
75	O'Neill	22.7%	10.8%	$56,510	3,570
76	Stanton	22.4%	7.7%	$76,500	1,702
77	Wisner	22.3%	6.2%	$61,739	1,461
78	Arlington	22.3%	7.3%	$94,034	1,467
79	Hartington	22.1%	9.8%	$80,577	1,621
80	Hebron	22.1%	7.8%	$65,833	1,577
81	Fremont	21.9%	6.9%	$71,152	27,567
82	Columbus	21.8%	5.9%	$64,626	24,488
83	Tekamah	21.6%	7.9%	$57,074	1,690
84	Superior	21.6%	8.3%	$63,810	1,879
85	Beatrice	21.3%	4.8%	$57,264	12,225
86	Grand Island	20.9%	7.6%	$63,795	52,884
87	Weeping Water	20.9%	8.8%	$83,750	1,407
88	Wilber	20.8%	4.0%	$84,712	1,936
89	North Platte	20.8%	6.6%	$58,097	22,831
90	West Point	20.8%	7.8%	$65,793	3,471
91	Broken Bow	20.7%	4.9%	$60,129	3,502
92	Neligh	20.3%	8.1%	$59,239	1,515
93	Central City	20.0%	11.1%	$73,229	3,061
94	Winnebago	19.8%	4.5%	$41,447	1,058
95	Cairo	19.7%	7.0%	$54,511	1,035
96	Sidney	19.5%	7.6%	$54,734	6,419
97	Crete	18.4%	5.5%	$77,209	7,527
98	Fullerton	18.4%	6.4%	$47,750	1,346
99	Bridgeport	18.1%	6.0%	$60,404	1,342
100	Alliance	18.1%	6.4%	$65,160	8,075
101	Wood River	17.8%	5.7%	$75,417	1,494
102	Shelton	17.8%	2.5%	$81,278	1,389
103	Sutherland	17.7%	5.2%	$72,857	1,209
104	Tecumseh	17.6%	5.6%	$45,357	1,882
105	Fairbury	17.3%	4.3%	$52,995	3,888
106	Wakefield	16.7%	6.6%	$56,964	1,305
107	Ravenna	16.4%	6.0%	$64,423	1,382
108	Kimball	16.1%	2.4%	$56,174	2,225
109	Madison	15.7%	3.1%	$62,738	2,079
110	South Sioux City	15.5%	3.3%	$68,223	13,907
111	Plainview	15.2%	2.9%	$54,766	1,281
112	Creighton	14.9%	4.8%	$50,278	1,222
113	Harvard	13.1%	6.5%	$66,000	1,008
114	Lexington	13.1%	2.3%	$67,666	10,862
115	Cozad	12.8%	2.5%	$54,471	3,937
116	Wymore	12.7%	4.0%	$57,090	1,320
117	Mitchell	12.7%	2.5%	$54,150	1,962
118	Dakota City	9.0%	2.9%	$76,806	2,675
119	Schuyler	8.2%	2.9%	$80,399	6,578