68420 Zip Code (Pawnee City, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,249
Zip code population in 2010: 1,285
Zip code population in 2000: 1,554

Houses and condos: 664
Renter-occupied apartments: 67
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68420: 72.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 135.3 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: $1,607 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $837 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 68420:

• High school or higher: 91.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
• Unemployed: 3.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68420:

• Never married: 21.4%
• Now married: 49.3%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 8.5%
• Divorced: 19.8%

• 
• • 1,16593.3%White
  • 564.5%Two or more races
  • 262.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.2%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68420, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,135 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,135
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $41,893 (reported on 74.5% of returns)

Here:	$41,893
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1360.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3575.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6526.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7836.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16163.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,232 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,232
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.4% for AGIs below $25k, 41.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 101.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 206.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,990 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,990
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 121.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 516.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,490 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,490
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 208.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1270.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,620 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,620
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.9% for AGIs below $25k, 234.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 591.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,367 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

68420:	$12,367
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 349.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1076.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $43,050 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

Here:	$43,050
State:	$37,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 662.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxes paid: $5,000 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

68420:	$5,000
State:	$8,015

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,330 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,330
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.3% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.4%

Here:	96%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% 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 68420, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,355 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,355
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $33,691 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$33,691
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs below $25k, 77.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,035 (reported on 43.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,035
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,991 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,991
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,092 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$12,092
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 31.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,573 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,573
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,900 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

68420:	$6,900
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $20,812 (25% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$20,812
State:	$23,343

Here:	24.8% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.6% for AGIs below $25k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,380 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,380
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $4,871 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

68420:	$4,871
State:	$9,758

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,817 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,817
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.7%

Here:	77%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68420, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,026 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,026
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $26,658 (reported on 69.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,658
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.6% for AGIs below $10k, 66.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,286 (reported on 52.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,286
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.2% for AGIs below $10k, 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,975 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,975
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,294 (reported on 28.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,294
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,355 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,355
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,966 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

68420:	$2,966
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $16,256 (32% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,256
State:	$18,692

Here:	32.0% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,700 (3% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$3,500

Here:	2.7% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,979 (reported on 70.2% of returns)

68420:	$2,979
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,734 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,734
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.1%

Here:	81%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 75.5% for AGIs below $10k, 82.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68441, 68447, 68323, 68345, 66541, 66403.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 38
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 484

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (0 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 206 (98 now married, 107 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68420 with a mortgage: 110 (4 second mortgage, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $974
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $419

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

• Zip code 68420 household income distribution in 2022

• 13Less than $10,000
• 54$10,000 to $14,999
• 32$15,000 to $19,999
• 35$20,000 to $24,999
• 50$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $44,999
• 16$45,000 to $49,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 84$60,000 to $74,999
• 49$75,000 to $99,999
• 30$100,000 to $124,999
• 38$125,000 to $149,999
• 12$150,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68420

• 3Less than $10,000
• 32$10,000 to $14,999
• 36$20,000 to $24,999
• 38$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$40,000 to $49,999
• 60$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 26$70,000 to $79,999
• 30$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 34$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$200,000 to $249,999
• 12$250,000 to $299,999
• 20$300,000 to $399,999
• 37$400,000 to $499,999
• 3$500,000 to $749,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68420

• 2$100 to $149
• 9$300 to $349
• 22$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 11$500 to $549
• 18No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $533.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $53,161
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $112,192

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $67,143 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $32,276 - $137,564

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $208,661

Here:	$208,661
State:	$274,677

Townhouses or other attached units: $276,656

Here:	$276,656
State:	$245,619

Mobile homes: $42,050

Here:	$42,050
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 615
• Two: 3
• 3 or 4: 18
• 5 to 9: 2
• 20 to 49: 6
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 6

Unemployment: 3.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68420

• 61.2%303Drove a car alone
• 18.0%89Carpooled
• 0.2%1Motorcycle
• 0.4%2Bicycle
• 6.9%34Walked
• 13.3%66Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68420

• 95Less than 5 minutes
• 1195 to 9 minutes
• 7110 to 14 minutes
• 2215 to 19 minutes
• 4620 to 24 minutes
• 1525 to 29 minutes
• 830 to 34 minutes
• 740 to 44 minutes
• 2745 to 59 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes
• 590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,249

• Male householders: 251 (80 living alone), Female householders: 272 (106 living alone)

• 221 spouses (221 opposite-sex spouses), 37 unmarried partners, (37 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 382 children (369 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 5 foster children, 4 other relatives, 32 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 32 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 166 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 186 1-person, 27 2-persons

177 married couples with children.
130 single-parent households (41 men, 89 women).

96.7% of residents of 68420 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% well, 78% not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 19% well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• C J FOODS INCORPORATED (HIGHWAY 50 NORTH in PAWNEE CITY, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: DOG AND CAT FOOD; PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
  Organizations: ROY M. ALLEN (MAX), (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• METZGER OIL CO (618 "E" ST BOX 387 in PAWNEE CITY, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.2%

Population in 1990: 1,434. Population change in the 1990s: +120 (+8.4%).

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

• This state: 785
• Northeast: 15
• Midwest: 266
• South: 26
• West: 143

67% of the 68420 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

95% of the 68420 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• VERNA L KALINA (1001 3RD STREET in PAWNEE CITY, NE; small business) : $318 in 2 contracts in 2001

  $318 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Taking place in CO. Signed on 2001-12-04. Completion date: 2001-10-15.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2001-12-04. Completion date: 2001-10-15.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 6. The highest number of reported fires - 14 took place in 2005, and the least - 1 in 2013. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (56.0%), and Structure Fires (22.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 68420
• 6156.0%Outside Fires
• 2422.0%Structure Fires
• 1311.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1110.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 68420, Nebraska

Most common first names in zip code 68420 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	38	81.2 years
John	31	81.7 years
William	25	84.2 years
Robert	23	72.9 years
George	16	81.2 years
Charles	16	77.3 years
Helen	13	85.8 years
Frank	12	82.1 years
Fred	12	83.9 years
Elmer	11	78.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 68420 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	15	83.4 years
Johnson	15	79.5 years
Blecha	11	86.6 years
Mach	11	82.8 years
Miller	10	79.8 years
Hubka	10	84.0 years
Smith	10	73.0 years
Richardson	10	80.2 years
Kalina	9	82.1 years
Marshall	9	79.3 years

Businesses in zip code 68420

• Subway: 1
• True Value: 1