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Population and households in ZIP 68840
Household size in ZIP 68840
| Period | ZIP 68840 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.64 | 2.52 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.68 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.79 | 2.51 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.53 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.12 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
The average household in ZIP 68840 has 2.53 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Nebraska. Household size has dropped from 2.64 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 68840
| Period | ZIP 68840 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.0 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 37.4 | 38.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.4 | 38.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.4 | +0.9 | +2.3 |
ZIP 68840 is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 37.4, against 40.1 nationally. The picture is much the same across Nebraska.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 68840
| Period | ZIP 68840 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 10.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.8% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.9% | 10.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.6 pts | +0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in ten households in ZIP 68840 (9.4%), below the national share of 11.6%. Nebraska as a whole looks much the same.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 68840
Renters in ZIP 68840
| Period | ZIP 68840 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.8% | 31.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 29.8% | 33.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.0% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 26.2% | 33.5% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | +2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a quarter of households in ZIP 68840 rent their homes (26.2%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. About half of owners (50.3%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 68840
| Period | ZIP 68840 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.8% | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.2% | 7.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | −2.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in ZIP 68840 as nationally: 8.2%, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 68840
| Period | ZIP 68840 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1967 | 1969 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1969 | 1970 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1968 | 1972 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1975 | 1975 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in ZIP 68840 run a bit older than the national norm, with a median build year of 1975 against 1980. The picture is much the same across Nebraska.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 68840
| Period | ZIP 68840 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $584 | $730 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $724 | $805 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $836 | $911 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $893 | $1,159 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$309 | +$429 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 68840 runs $893 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 22.6% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 68840
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 68840
| Period | ZIP 68840 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.3% | 29.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.2% | 30.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.2% | 32.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 27.9% | 34.9% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.6 pts | +5.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than a quarter of adults 25 and older in ZIP 68840 (27.9%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 68840
| Period | ZIP 68840 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.1% | 90.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.1% | 90.6% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.3% | 91.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 88.5% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.4 pts | +1.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in ZIP 68840 is close to the national rate: 88.5% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in Nebraska as a whole (91.8%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 68840
| Period | ZIP 68840 | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.0% | 5.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.7% | 5.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.9% | 3.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.6% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in ZIP 68840 runs below the national rate: 3.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. That is in line with the rest of Nebraska. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 68840 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 68840 | 2.53 | 37.4 | 9.4% | 26.2% | 8.2% | 1975 | $893 | 27.9% | 88.5% | 3.6% |
| ZIP 68876 | 2.72 | 36.4 | 8.5% | 20.5% | 7.7% | 1966 | $1,071 | 20.7% | 86.0% | 4.7% |
| ZIP 68847 | 2.37 | 38.0 | 11.3% | 31.3% | 6.1% | 1983 | $1,041 | 33.7% | 93.8% | 1.6% |
| ZIP 68956 | 2.56 | 43.4 | 3.5% | 11.1% | 6.1% | 1956 | $829 | 33.8% | 94.1% | 1.3% |
| ZIP 68849 | 2.22 | 23.9 | 13.0% | 65.4% | 9.7% | 1973 | $932 | 25.5% | 92.4% | 5.4% |
| ZIP 68845 | 2.46 | 36.0 | 8.8% | 37.7% | 7.4% | 1981 | $983 | 39.7% | 94.9% | 2.6% |
| ZIP 68883 | 2.72 | 39.9 | 9.4% | 15.3% | 7.7% | 1965 | $843 | 20.7% | 93.7% | 1.1% |
| ZIP 68870 | 2.80 | 41.6 | 5.7% | 10.6% | 8.6% | 1991 | $862 | 37.8% | 95.3% | 1.3% |
| ZIP 68861 | 3.22 | 34.4 | 6.9% | 6.7% | 13.2% | 1990 | $921 | 42.6% | 91.9% | 1.0% |
| ZIP 68810 | 2.56 | 42.1 | 14.4% | 16.6% | 4.4% | 1988 | $1,044 | 24.7% | 88.5% | 2.2% |
| ZIP 68812 | 2.80 | 36.8 | 2.9% | 18.4% | 10.3% | 1976 | $682 | 32.0% | 97.2% | 1.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 68840. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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