68020 Zip Code (Decatur, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 628
Zip code population in 2010: 749
Zip code population in 2000: 905

Houses and condos: 439
Renter-occupied apartments: 70
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68020: 72.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 81.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 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 no mortgage in 2022: $1,245 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 68020:

• High school or higher: 92.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 9.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68020:

• Never married: 34.1%
• Now married: 33.9%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 10.1%
• Divorced: 19.2%

• 
• • 51081.2%White
  • 7311.6%American Indian
  • 314.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 142.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68020, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $51,037 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,037
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $38,809 (reported on 76.7% of returns)

Here:	$38,809
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1016.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3612.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6816.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6730.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $464 (reported on 46.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$464
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 16.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $738 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$738
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,700 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,700
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 370.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,075 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,075
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 246.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,550 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

68020:	$7,550
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 188.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,950 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,950
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 146.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.7%

Here:	97%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% 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 68020, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,106 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,106
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $33,848 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,848
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.9% for AGIs below $25k, 72.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $517 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$517
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $733 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$733
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$233 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$233
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$5,560 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,560
State:	+$9,897

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $1,967 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

68020:	$1,967
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $23,533 (26% of AGI, reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$23,533
State:	$23,343

Here:	26.2% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.8% for AGIs below $25k, 15.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,350 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,350
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $5,367 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

68020:	$5,367
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $2,233 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,233
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 75.8%

Here:	76%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% 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 68020, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,812 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,812
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $27,191 (reported on 78.4% of returns)

Here:	$27,191
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.5% for AGIs below $10k, 67.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,000 (reported on 46.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,000
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $649 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$649
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,109 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,109
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,326 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,326
State:	+$7,743

IRA payment deduction: $3,273 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

68020:	$3,273
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $15,000 (30% of AGI, reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,000
State:	$18,692

Here:	29.6% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,414 (3% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,414
State:	$3,500

Here:	2.8% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,342 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

68020:	$3,342
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,828 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,828
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 86.1%

Here:	86%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 79.8% for AGIs below $10k, 88.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68039, 68061, 51040, 68038, 51063, 51523.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 33
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 275

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 98 (20 now married, 77 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68020 with a mortgage: 45 (5 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,405
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $564

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 68020 household income distribution in 2022

• 41Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 33$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $74,999
• 63$75,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 16$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68020

• 1Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 16$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $69,999
• 4$70,000 to $79,999
• 7$80,000 to $89,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 19$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $174,999
• 18$175,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 to $249,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 19$300,000 to $399,999
• 5$500,000 to $749,999
• 5$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68020

• 11$200 to $249
• 14$250 to $299
• 14$300 to $349
• 5$350 to $399
• 15No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $324.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $594,362.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,340
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $26,809
• Two or more races householders: $301,607
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $221,179

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $104,557 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,548 - $208,741

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $153,698

Here:	$153,698
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $72,663

Here:	$72,663
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 351
• One, attached: 2
• 3 or 4: 38
• Mobile homes: 37

Unemployment: 9.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68020

• 66.3%173Drove a car alone
• 19.5%51Carpooled
• 4.2%11Walked
• 5.7%15Other means
• 2.7%7Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68020

• 6Less than 5 minutes
• 445 to 9 minutes
• 3010 to 14 minutes
• 1515 to 19 minutes
• 3620 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 930 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 4040 to 44 minutes
• 4145 to 59 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 38.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 628

• Male householders: 195 (60 living alone), Female householders: 114 (84 living alone)

• 89 spouses (89 opposite-sex spouses), 30 unmarried partners, (30 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 70 children (70 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 6 foster children, 13 other relatives, 49 non-relatives

Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 144 1-person, 21 2-persons

5 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (8 men, 7 women).

97.9% of residents of 68020 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DECATUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT (E 8TH STREET in DECATUR, NE)

  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - OPERATOR CERTIFICATION, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: DANALD GREVE, SUPERINTENDENT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: DECATUR WWTF

• DECATUR LANDFILL (JCT 5TH AVE& 4TH ST in DECATUR, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - REFUSE DISPOSAL
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

• ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL ( in DECATUR, NE)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-110031001
  Organizations: ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DECATUR MUNICIPAL UTILITY (933 S. BROADWAY in DECATUR, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.3%

Population in 1990: 975.

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

• This state: 358
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 178
• South: 17
• West: 72

74% of the 68020 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

100% of the 68020 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68020 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	11	77.3 years
George	9	71.9 years
Frank	8	82.5 years
James	8	77.9 years
Harold	8	72.1 years
Charles	7	75.8 years
Donald	7	66.7 years
Paul	6	69.8 years
William	6	79.3 years
Roy	6	79.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 68020 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Farrens	18	80.6 years
Hightree	10	75.8 years
Smith	9	79.6 years
Sears	8	73.6 years
Stillman	8	73.4 years
Castor	7	72.4 years
Maryott	7	85.1 years
Warren	7	81.5 years
Teeters	7	77.3 years
Sparks	6	59.3 years