68041 Zip Code (Mead, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 972
Zip code population in 2010: 955
Zip code population in 2000: 955

Houses and condos: 468
Renter-occupied apartments: 52
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68041: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 26 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: $2,613 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,572 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 68041:

• High school or higher: 97.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
• Unemployed: 0.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68041:

• Never married: 17.3%
• Now married: 59.3%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 3.4%
• Divorced: 19.7%

• 
• • 93796.4%White
  • 303.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.4%Two or more races
  • 10.1%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68041, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,657 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,657
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $59,205 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

Here:	$59,205
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1102.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3733.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6806.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9008.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20260.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,271 (reported on 29.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,271
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.5% for AGIs below $25k, 23.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 128.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 154.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,770 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,770
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 172.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 160.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,862 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,862
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.8% for AGIs below $25k, 130.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1202.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,889 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,889
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 237.5% for AGIs below $25k, 186.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 202.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,725 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

68041:	$9,725
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 778.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,550 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,550
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%

Here:	96%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% 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 68041, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,735 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,735
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $42,013 (reported on 84.8% of returns)

Here:	$42,013
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $540 (reported on 32.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$540
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,170 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,170
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,217 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,217
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$5,214 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,214
State:	+$9,897

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,600 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

68041:	$5,600
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $19,215 (20% of AGI, reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$19,215
State:	$23,343

Here:	19.8% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,708 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,708
State:	$4,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,392 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

68041:	$7,392
State:	$9,758

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,129 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,129
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.3%

Here:	54%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 52.9% for AGIs below $25k, 45.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68041, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,753 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,753
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $34,902 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$34,902
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.3% for AGIs below $10k, 66.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $904 (reported on 45.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$904
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $459 (reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	$459
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,075 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,075
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,074 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,074
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 7.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,415 (24% of AGI, reported on 31.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,415
State:	$18,692

Here:	23.8% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,392 (4% of AGI, reported on 28.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,392
State:	$3,500

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,348 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

68041:	$4,348
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,682 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,682
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.5%

Here:	64%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 63.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68073, 68033, 68018, 68066, 68042, 68064.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 404

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 31 (33 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 128 (92 now married, 35 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68041 with a mortgage: 176 (12 second mortgage, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,493
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $652

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

• Zip code 68041 household income distribution in 2022

• 8Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $44,999
• 15$45,000 to $49,999
• 100$50,000 to $59,999
• 58$60,000 to $74,999
• 39$75,000 to $99,999
• 43$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 49$150,000 to $199,999
• 17$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68041

• 8Less than $10,000
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$90,000 to $99,999
• 43$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 38$150,000 to $174,999
• 18$175,000 to $199,999
• 33$200,000 to $249,999
• 114$250,000 to $299,999
• 36$300,000 to $399,999
• 12$400,000 to $499,999
• 6$500,000 to $749,999
• 11$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68041

• 6$350 to $399
• 2$400 to $449
• 8$550 to $599
• 9$650 to $699
• 1$700 to $749
• 3$800 to $899
• 7$900 to $999
• 6$1,000 to $1,249
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $863.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $217,831
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $478,820

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $235,452 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $144,507 - $322,124

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $297,105

Here:	$297,105
State:	$274,677

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,468

Here:	$124,468
State:	$245,619

In 2-unit structures: $658,870

Here:	$658,870
State:	$168,724

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $282,967

Here:	$282,967
State:	$476,911

Mobile homes: $50,406

Here:	$50,406
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 416
• One, attached: 2
• 3 or 4: 11
• Mobile homes: 29

Unemployment: 0.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68041

• 87.3%499Drove a car alone
• 1.9%11Carpooled
• 0.7%4Walked
• 3.0%17Other means
• 6.0%34Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68041

• 22Less than 5 minutes
• 405 to 9 minutes
• 7210 to 14 minutes
• 15315 to 19 minutes
• 7420 to 24 minutes
• 2825 to 29 minutes
• 6630 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 1440 to 44 minutes
• 1145 to 59 minutes
• 3460 to 89 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 972

• Male householders: 292 (133 living alone), Female householders: 141 (26 living alone)

• 219 spouses (219 opposite-sex spouses), 31 unmarried partners, (31 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 257 children (247 natural, 2 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 10 non-relatives

Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 156 1-person, 16 2-persons, 3 4-persons

171 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (16 men, 24 women).

99.6% of residents of 68041 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FRONTIER COOPERATIVE COMPANY (410 EAST 3RD STREET in MEAD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Organizations: FARMERS UNION COOP CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: FRONTIER CO-OP CO, FRONTIER COOP-MEAD, MOLINE, JEROME, WILLIAMS, ELWIN

• MEAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT (213 E 4TH ST in MEAD, NE)

  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - 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: GIL FREY, W/WW OPERATOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MEAD WWTF

• CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS INC (EAST OF MEAD in MEAD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
  

• CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS INCORPORATED (WEST OF MEAD in MEAD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
  

• FRONTIER CO-OP CO (1551 COUNTY ROAD 11 in MEAD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -101597-NM-1310, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -0007800069, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

• MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in MEAD, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-780072002
  Organizations: MEAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MEAD HIGH SCHOOL ( in MEAD, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-780072001
  Organizations: MEAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MEAD MUNIC LIGHT & WATER (104 WEST 4TH STREET in MEAD, NE)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1997-0307, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Alternative names: MEAD WWTF

• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (1071 COUNTY ROAD G in MEAD, NE)

  FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2005-0137, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  

• FARMERS UNION COOP CO (E MAIN ST in MEAD, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: FARMERS UNION COOP CO-MEAD

• CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (COUNTY ROAD 10 in MEAD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: WRECKING AND DEMOLITION WORK
  

• E3 BIOFUELS-MEAD LLC (1344 COUNTY ROAD 10 in MEAD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Alternative names: NEBRASKA BIO CLEAN

• FARMERS UNION COOP CO (E MAIN ST BOX 154 in MEAD, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.3%

Population in 1990: 786. Population change in the 1990s: +169 (+21.5%).

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

• This state: 847
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 50
• South: 10
• West: 57

61% of the 68041 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

98% of the 68041 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 131% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• TODD VALLEY FARMS, INC (EAST HIGHWAY 92 in MEAD, NE; small business)

  $54,570 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Exhibit Design (Non-Building). Taking place in WY. Signed on 2002-05-31. Completion date: 2002-07-12.

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

• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68041 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	6	71.5 years
William	5	80.8 years
Charles	5	67.8 years
Grace	4	76.8 years
Donald	4	71.8 years
Robert	4	72.5 years
Clarence	4	77.5 years
Anna	4	89.8 years
Elizabeth	3	84.6 years
Harvey	3	75.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 68041 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	19	80.8 years
Carlson	8	73.2 years
Swanson	8	91.2 years
Anderson	6	78.7 years
Williams	6	87.2 years
Gustafson	4	79.0 years
Parsons	4	62.5 years
Schulz	4	78.8 years
Scoles	4	75.2 years
Willey	4	82.5 years