66408 Zip Code (Bern, KS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 447
Zip code population in 2010: 434
Zip code population in 2000: 529

Houses and condos: 183
Renter-occupied apartments: 13
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 66408: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 44.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,395 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 66408:

• High school or higher: 97.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 28.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 66408:

• Never married: 30.7%
• Now married: 57.2%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 3.9%

• 
• • 43396.9%White
  • 143.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 66408, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $71,455 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$71,455
State:	$72,721

Salary/wage: $45,828 (reported on 90.0% of returns)

Here:	$45,828
State:	$58,641

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1416.7% for AGIs below $25k, 5690.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6336.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8715.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,255 (reported on 55.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,255
Kansas:	$1,625

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.7% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 200.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $8,333 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$8,333
State:	$7,290

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 715.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1785.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,829 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,829
State:	+$20,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs below $25k, 470.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,275 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,275
State:	+$13,852

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 703.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,900 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

66408:	$10,900
Kansas:	$19,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 726.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 66408, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,948 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,948
State:	$60,095

Salary/wage: $37,485 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$37,485
State:	$48,770

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.3% for AGIs below $25k, 79.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,069 (reported on 52.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,069
Kansas:	$1,506

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,786 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,786
State:	$6,093

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,767 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,767
State:	+$14,598

Profit/loss from business: +$2,667 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,667
State:	+$12,554

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $3,267 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

66408:	$3,267
Kansas:	$14,098

Total itemized deductions: $16,060 (21% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,060
State:	$23,678

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,833 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,833
State:	$5,321

Taxes paid: $4,500 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

66408:	$4,500
State:	$9,548

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 80.0%

Here:	80%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 66408, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,969 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,969
State:	$45,726

Salary/wage: $27,019 (reported on 83.6% of returns)

Here:	$27,019
State:	$40,112

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $10k, 71.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,452 (reported on 60.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,452
Kansas:	$1,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $10k, 7.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,022 (reported on 35.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,022
State:	$3,066

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,289 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,289
State:	+$7,555

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,111 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,111
State:	+$9,571

Profit/loss from farming: +$106 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	+$106
State:	-$2,650

IRA payment deduction: $3,100 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

66408:	$3,100
Kansas:	$2,922

Total itemized deductions: $16,600 (25% of AGI, reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$16,600
State:	$18,779

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	20.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,312 (5% of AGI, reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,312
State:	$3,892

Here:	5.0% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

Total tax: $3,856 (reported on 73.0% of returns)

66408:	$3,856
State:	$7,203

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,600 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$1,674

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.0%

Here:	82%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 81.2% for AGIs below $10k, 83.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 66522, 68345, 66538, 66534, 68337, 68376.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 8
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 135

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 27 (23 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 96 (34 now married, 61 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 66408 with a mortgage: 51
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 66408 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $74,999
• 22$75,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 42$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 66408

• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 31$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999
• 7$400,000 to $499,999
• 33$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 66408

• 5$350 to $399
• 8$500 to $549

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $174,516
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $84,443
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $121,973

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,899

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $222,131

Here:	$222,131
State:	$264,181

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 174
• 3 or 4: 6
• Mobile homes: 1

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 66408

• 79.2%202Drove a car alone
• 10.2%26Carpooled
• 5.9%15Walked
• 1.2%3Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 66408

• 19Less than 5 minutes
• 595 to 9 minutes
• 2710 to 14 minutes
• 3915 to 19 minutes
• 4720 to 24 minutes
• 4025 to 29 minutes
• 230 to 34 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 447

• Male householders: 75 (23 living alone), Female householders: 69 (12 living alone)

• 77 spouses (77 opposite-sex spouses), 12 unmarried partners, (11 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 213 children (212 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 6 2-persons

164 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (8 women).

98.7% of residents of 66408 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• C.J. FOODS, INC. (1 WEST MAIN in BERN, KS)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - ISTEPS-13100018, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: DOG AND CAT FOOD
  Alternative names: AGP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

• LEAR, BYRON (RURAL ROUTE 1 BOX 31 in BERN, KS)

  STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - CAFO-08760, LIVE STOCK WASTE CONTROL
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HOGS
  Alternative names: BYRON LEAR, LEAR, BRYON

• LORTSCHER AGRI SERVICE INC (310 RAILROAD STREET in BERN, KS)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - RTK-NM00151, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• MEYER, KEITH (ROUTE 1 BOX 101 in BERN, KS)

  STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - CAFO-09751, LIVE STOCK WASTE CONTROL
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HOGS
  Alternative names: KEITH MEYER

• EDELMAN, MORRIS (RURAL ROUTE 1 in BERN, KS)

  STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - CAFO-08719, LIVE STOCK WASTE CONTROL
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
  Alternative names: MORRIS EDELMAN

• ENNEKING, DOUG AND LOUIS (RURAL ROUTE 1 BOX 51 in BERN, KS)

  STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - CAFO-08724, LIVE STOCK WASTE CONTROL
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
  Alternative names: DOUG AND LOIS ENNEKING

• ENNEKING, DOUGLAS AND DAV (RURAL ROUTE 1 in BERN, KS)

  STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - CAFO-08725, LIVE STOCK WASTE CONTROL
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
  Alternative names: DOUGLAS AND DAV ENNEKING

• BERN ELEM (416 JILSON ST in BERN, KS)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7914
  Organizations: AXTELL (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BERN HIGH (416 JILSON STREET in BERN, KS)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7916
  Organizations: AXTELL (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BERN SEED COMPANY (505 RAILROAD STREET in BERN, KS)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING
  

• BERN WASTEWATER PLANT (402 MAIN STREET in BERN, KS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: BERN, CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BERN CITY OF STP

• MICHAEL W EDELMAN (RURAL ROUTE 1 in BERN, KS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HOGS
  Alternative names: EDELMAN, MICHAEL W.

• JAMES J MEYER (ROUTE 1 BOX 108 in BERN, KS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HOGS
  Alternative names: MEYER, JAMES J.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.2%

Population in 1990: 457. Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+15.8%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 383
• Midwest: 44
• South: 1
• West: 13

77% of the 66408 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kansas.

94% of the 66408 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Information: Libraries and Archives (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Home and Garden Equipment Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 66408 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	6	80.5 years
Raymond	5	85.3 years
George	4	79.0 years
Fred	4	85.0 years
Minnie	4	90.2 years
Albert	3	77.6 years
Charles	3	77.3 years
Emma	3	80.6 years
Roy	3	71.4 years
Florence	2	84.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 66408 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ehrsam	9	84.0 years
Meyer	7	81.6 years
Lear	6	78.3 years
Strahm	6	81.5 years
Baumgartner	5	85.4 years
Gugelman	4	83.5 years
Edelman	4	74.3 years
Nusbaum	4	86.8 years
Ulmer	4	83.2 years
Cox	3	84.7 years