Broken Bow Globe Hotel 1886, 1886
Broken Bow Township’s story
144 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1886.
- 1882Broken Bow Township is settled
Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
698
2025 Census estimate · +0.3% since 2020
Median home value
$358K
Census ACS
Household income
$128K
median
Median age
59.4
years
Jobs based here
229
Balanced
Is Broken Bow Township a good place to live?
Broken Bow Township’s average commute is 10 minutes, below both Nebraska’s towns (17 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a higher median age than Broken Bow Township. Broken Bow Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
698 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Kilfoil TownshipRyno TownshipGarfield TownshipBerwyn TownshipEast Custer TownshipLillian TownshipBroken Bow Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Broken Bow Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Broken Bow Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCuster Public Power District13.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Broken Bow water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers77% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpCuster Transfer StationDrop-offTown site
Register to voteOnlineIn Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCuster County ClerkCuster County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code6882268822 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Broken Bow Township.
Who lives here
A older population than Nebraska as a whole
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 31%, against 35% across Nebraska. People 65 and older are 33% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (23% statewide).
59.4median age · NE 37.2
Broken Bow TownshipNebraskaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
27%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma0%
High school13%
Some college36%
Associate’s20%
Bachelor’s15%
Graduate17%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 76% women
The Census survey reached too few of Broken Bow Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±23 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Broken Bow Township | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.2% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.7% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 26.9% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 12.8% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 35.8% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.1% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.5% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.8% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards
Top of a very high hazard risk in Broken Bow Township: inland flooding
Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 4 have a higher natural-hazard score from FEMA than Broken Bow Township. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 70% come from inland flooding and 14% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in four fifths of U.S. communities.
80risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
The climate in Broken Bow Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 13°; snowfall runs to about 30 inches a winter. Summers in Broken Bow Township are warm, and winters cold.
30″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–39°
Spring35–61°
Summer58–84°
Fall36–64°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 10
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
The median household income in Broken Bow Township is higher than in the typical Nebraska or U.S. town
In Broken Bow Township, 6.4% of working residents work locally. Half of commuters travel less than 6 miles. The top destinations are Broken Bow (45%), Lincoln (5%) and Omaha (4%).
6%work in town
| Broken Bow Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $128,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 34% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Broken Bow Township6%
Broken Bow45%
Lincoln5%
Omaha4%
Callaway3%
6 mi
median commute distance
229
jobs based in Broken Bow Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health
How healthy Broken Bow Township is
38% of adults have high blood pressure in Broken Bow Township. CDC measures, 32 in all: Broken Bow Township beats Nebraska on 1 and trails on 8. Broken Bow Township: 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, near the Nebraska town median (18%) and below the median of U.S. towns (23%).
| Broken Bow Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Nebraska
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Broken Bow Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.9% | 77.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 6.1% |
Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center
1.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 2 of 78,845 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melham Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Broken Bow Township
16pages on Broken Bow Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Broken Bow Township; the nearest are
University of Nebraska at KearneyUniversity or college · Public · Kearney58 mi$8,676 in-state tuitionMid-Plains Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · North Platte63.3 mi$3,600 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Broken Bow Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
About Broken Bow Township
City in Nebraska
Broken Bow is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Broken Bow had a population of 3,506. It is the county seat of Custer County.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1882
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,477 ft
- ZIP code
- 68822
- Area code
- 308
Questions about Broken Bow Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Broken Bow Township, NE a good place to live?
Broken Bow Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.