68421 Zip Code (Peru, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,050
Zip code population in 2010: 1,107
Zip code population in 2000: 1,120

Houses and condos: 420
Renter-occupied apartments: 100
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68421: 73.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 45.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 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: $2,233 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,458 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 68421:

• High school or higher: 91.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
• Unemployed: 11.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68421:

• Never married: 66.4%
• Now married: 23.0%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 2.4%
• Divorced: 7.9%

• 
• • 85781.7%White
  • 777.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 605.7%Black
  • 272.6%American Indian
  • 242.3%Two or more races
  • 40.4%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68421, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $55,874 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,874
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $49,345 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$49,345
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1130.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4315.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3610.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23315.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $625 (reported on 29.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$625
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $967 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$967
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,500 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,500
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$325 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$325
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,950 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.3%

Here:	96%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% 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 68421, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,693 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,693
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $40,096 (reported on 93.1% of returns)

Here:	$40,096
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.4% for AGIs below $25k, 84.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $770 (reported on 34.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$770
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $820 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$820
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,567 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,567
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$1,250 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,250
State:	+$9,897

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,050 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

68421:	$8,050
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $17,283 (16% of AGI, reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,283
State:	$23,343

Here:	15.7% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,400 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,400
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $8,640 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

68421:	$8,640
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $1,560 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,560
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.6%

Here:	59%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 41.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68421, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,452 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,452
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $40,173 (reported on 83.7% of returns)

Here:	$40,173
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.3% for AGIs below $10k, 79.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $724 (reported on 48.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$724
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $394 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$394
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$837 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$837
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$2,152 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,152
State:	+$7,743

Profit/loss from farming: +$5,125 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,125
State:	-$1,077

Total itemized deductions: $16,491 (17% of AGI, reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,491
State:	$18,692

Here:	16.9% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,513 (2% of AGI, reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,513
State:	$3,500

Here:	2.4% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $6,142 (reported on 76.0% of returns)

68421:	$6,142
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,667 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,667
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.9%

Here:	65%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $10k, 67.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 64496, 68321, 68379, 51640, 68305, 68320.
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: 291

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (11 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 309 (40 now married, 269 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68421 with a mortgage: 108 (1 second mortgage, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,204
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $560

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

• Zip code 68421 household income distribution in 2022

• 10Less than $10,000
• 22$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 54$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 27$40,000 to $44,999
• 6$45,000 to $49,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $74,999
• 65$75,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68421

• 5Less than $10,000
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 25$70,000 to $79,999
• 28$80,000 to $89,999
• 14$90,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$175,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68421

• 7$250 to $299
• 5$300 to $349
• 9$400 to $449
• 11$450 to $499
• 14$500 to $549
• 9$650 to $699
• 14$800 to $899
• 10$900 to $999
• 10$1,000 to $1,249
• 1$1,500 to $1,999
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $540.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,792
• Some other race householders: $62,764
• Two or more races householders: $181,320
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $90,660

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $108,514 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,144 - $142,126

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $206,225

Here:	$206,225
State:	$274,677

Townhouses or other attached units: $412,123

Here:	$412,123
State:	$245,619

In 2-unit structures: $211,655

Here:	$211,655
State:	$168,724

Mobile homes: $106,588

Here:	$106,588
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 336
• Two: 18
• 3 or 4: 55
• 5 to 9: 7
• Mobile homes: 1

Unemployment: 11.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68421

• 57.7%289Drove a car alone
• 13.8%69Carpooled
• 19.8%99Walked
• 2.4%12Other means
• 4.6%23Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68421

• 129Less than 5 minutes
• 945 to 9 minutes
• 4010 to 14 minutes
• 7515 to 19 minutes
• 3120 to 24 minutes
• 3125 to 29 minutes
• 3630 to 34 minutes
• 1540 to 44 minutes
• 1145 to 59 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,050

• Male householders: 218 (127 living alone), Female householders: 111 (43 living alone)

• 103 spouses (101 opposite-sex spouses), 11 unmarried partners, (11 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 117 children (117 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 72 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 374 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 11 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 167 1-person, 11 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 10 4-persons

91 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (3 men, 2 women).

94.2% of residents of 68421 zip code speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% very well, 8% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.3%

Population in 1990: 1,321.

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

• This state: 603
• Northeast: 19
• Midwest: 236
• South: 89
• West: 60

47% of the 68421 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

92% of the 68421 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from abroad.

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: 27

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Marketing Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68421 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	10	81.6 years
Robert	7	69.1 years
George	6	79.7 years
William	6	76.3 years
Mary	5	79.2 years
Ruth	5	78.4 years
Helen	4	76.2 years
Joe	4	80.7 years
Grace	3	78.1 years
Earl	3	83.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68421 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Adams	18	75.8 years
Allgood	7	70.1 years
Reeves	6	77.4 years
Sherman	6	77.8 years
Hauptman	4	70.5 years
Grafton	4	83.5 years
Majors	4	80.3 years
Cotton	4	75.0 years
Mcconnaughey	4	79.2 years
Patterson	4	89.7 years