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A town of 934, settled in 1871. Home to 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
934
−5.7% since 2010
Typical home
$106K
−2.8% in a year
Household income
$46K
median
Median age
49.2
years
Jobs based here
430
Balanced

What makes Red Cloud stand out

The 3 things Red Cloud does most differently from other towns.

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An Indian agency - distributing rations
1875 · An Indian agency - distributing rations · Library of Congress
Red Cloud’s story

155 years in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 27 places on the National Register.

1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nebraska (NE) - Webster County - Red Cloud - ED 91-19 to 20Members of DAR Captain Christopher Robinson Chapter (Crawford, Nebraska) at unveiling of Red Cloud monument, October 27…NEMap-doton-Red Cloud
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Small town

934 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Red Cloud home is worth about $106K

The typical Red Cloud home is worth about $106,000, down 2.8% in a year, 62% below the Nebraska typical home.

$106KZillow home value

Typical home value

Red Cloud$106K
Nebraska$281K
−2.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.

81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
81Very high riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingStrong wind
1
paid flood claims since 2000
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Red Cloud’s public schools outperform 33% of Nebraska districts

The public schools Red Cloud’s kids attend trail 67% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Red Cloud Elementary SchoolPK–6187C
Red Cloud High School7–12111C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state testsAll 2 schools →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Red Cloud has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–40°
Spring38–64°
Summer62–87°
Fall40–67°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in three working residents works right in Red Cloud

About one in 3 of Red Cloud’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Hastings (12%), Grand Island (4%) and Omaha (4%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

30%work in town

Where working residents work

In Red Cloud30%
Hastings12%
Grand Island4%
Omaha4%
Lincoln3%
26 mi
median commute distance
430
jobs based in Red Cloud
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Red Cloud is

Red Cloud beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outRed CloudNE
More adults treating high blood pressure82.2%77.5%
More adults with COPD8.8%6.1%
Webster County Community Hospital
0.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Red Cloud is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 654 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Red Cloud City Park—4
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Landmarks

27 places in Red Cloud on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Famous people from Red Cloud

5 notable people were born in Red Cloud.

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About Red Cloud

City in and county seat of Webster County, Nebraska, United States

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Red Cloud is a city in and the county seat of Webster County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 962 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1871
Population
962
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,716 ft
ZIP code
68970
Area code
402

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