68329 Zip Code (Cook, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 684
Zip code population in 2010: 673
Zip code population in 2000: 744

Houses and condos: 270
Renter-occupied apartments: 62
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68329: 72.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 72.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 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: $1,450 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,067 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 68329:

• High school or higher: 96.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
• Unemployed: 0.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68329:

• Never married: 33.4%
• Now married: 45.8%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 5.9%
• Divorced: 13.4%

• 
• • 65495.8%White
  • 162.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 81.2%Black
  • 40.6%Asian
  • 10.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68329, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $62,557 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$62,557
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $49,908 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$49,908
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1294.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4282.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6765.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11885.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13690.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $827 (reported on 36.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$827
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs below $25k, 102.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 116.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,017 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,017
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.0% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 223.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,467 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,467
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.0% for AGIs below $25k, 107.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 736.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,280 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,280
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 434.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 485.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,533 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

68329:	$10,533
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 632.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,933 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,933
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.0% 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 68329, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,090 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,090
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $39,300 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$39,300
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.6% for AGIs below $25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $700 (reported on 41.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$700
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,043 (reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,043
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,367 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,367
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$7,525 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,525
State:	+$9,897

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,500 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

68329:	$5,500
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $19,380 (18% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$19,380
State:	$23,343

Here:	18.0% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,300 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $5,900 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

68329:	$5,900
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.0%

Here:	71%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68329, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,165 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,165
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $32,352 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$32,352
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.2% for AGIs below $10k, 67.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,206 (reported on 52.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,206
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $690 (reported on 28.7% of returns)

Here:	$690
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,810 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,810
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,684 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,684
State:	+$7,743

IRA payment deduction: $3,000 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

68329:	$3,000
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $13,189 (24% of AGI, reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,189
State:	$18,692

Here:	24.0% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,705 (3% of AGI, reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,705
State:	$3,500

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

Total tax: $3,241 (reported on 79.5% of returns)

68329:	$3,241
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,421 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,421
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.5%

Here:	80%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $10k, 80.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68324, 68450, 68446, 68448, 68382, 68443.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 36
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 214

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 9 (9 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 133 (58 now married, 74 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68329 with a mortgage: 98 (5 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,029
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $523

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

• Zip code 68329 household income distribution in 2022

• 13Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 20$50,000 to $59,999
• 42$60,000 to $74,999
• 33$75,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 20$150,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68329

• 5Less than $10,000
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 15$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999
• 16$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68329

• 14Less than $100
• 1$150 to $199
• 1$250 to $299
• 10$300 to $349
• 9$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 9$500 to $549
• 2$550 to $599
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $523.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $80,850

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,427 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,041 - $174,407

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $77,785

Here:	$77,785
State:	$274,677

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 244
• 3 or 4: 17
• 5 to 9: 3
• 10 to 19: 3
• Mobile homes: 1

Unemployment: 0.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68329

• 77.6%263Drove a car alone
• 17.7%60Carpooled
• 0.6%2Other means
• 2.1%7Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68329

• 55Less than 5 minutes
• 65 to 9 minutes
• 2610 to 14 minutes
• 8115 to 19 minutes
• 4120 to 24 minutes
• 625 to 29 minutes
• 3030 to 34 minutes
• 335 to 39 minutes
• 640 to 44 minutes
• 4745 to 59 minutes
• 1760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 51.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 684

• Male householders: 173 (47 living alone), Female householders: 77 (31 living alone)

• 124 spouses (124 opposite-sex spouses), 59 unmarried partners, (59 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 221 children (149 natural, 35 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 0 foster children, 4 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 77 1-person, 20 2-persons

95 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (83 men, 7 women).

99.7% of residents of 68329 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FARMERS COOPERATIVE COMPANY COOK BRANCH (202 SOUTH 3RD STREET in COOK, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: COOK GRAIN & LUMBER, COOK GRAIN & LUMBER BOX 68329, FARMERS CO-OP CO, FARMERS COOP ELEV CO, WIEBKE, STANLEY(FARMERS COOP ELEV CO)

• COOK WASTEWATER TREATMENT (1/2 MILE EAST OF TOWN in COOK, 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: ROBERT WIEBKE, UTLTY SUPRT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: COOK WWTF

• COOK, VILLAGE OF (UNKNOWN in COOK, NE)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-NE3109701 7831, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  

• ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT COOK ( in COOK, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-490501003
  Organizations: NEMAHA VALLEY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• COOK FORMER GRAIN STORAGE (RR1 2 1/2 MI WEST OF COOK ON in COOK, NE)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.3%

Population in 1990: 592. Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+25.7%).

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

• This state: 574
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 54
• South: 10
• West: 22

70% of the 68329 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

95% of the 68329 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Community Food Services (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68329 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	10	79.8 years
William	10	75.2 years
Ella	7	79.7 years
Lena	7	84.8 years
Fred	7	85.0 years
Mary	6	83.5 years
Henry	6	77.5 years
Anna	5	82.4 years
Herman	5	86.0 years
Ida	4	93.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68329 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Weber	8	74.1 years
Wellensiek	7	88.2 years
Dieckgrafe	6	79.5 years
Carman	6	77.2 years
Niemann	6	86.5 years
Petersen	6	86.0 years
Schacht	6	85.1 years
Stutheit	6	81.4 years
Damme	5	84.4 years
Holscher	5	75.8 years