68431 Zip Code (Rulo, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 226
Zip code population in 2010: 353
Zip code population in 2000: 439

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68431: 71.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 48.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 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: $1,912 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $902 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 68431:

• High school or higher: 82.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
• Unemployed: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68431:

• Never married: 30.2%
• Now married: 56.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 2.2%
• Divorced: 11.4%

• 
• • 19486.2%White
  • 188.0%American Indian
  • 94.0%Two or more races
  • 20.9%Black
  • 20.9%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68431, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,159 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,159
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $39,993 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$39,993
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1703.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4116.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5257.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $500 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$500
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs below $25k, 42.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,533 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,533
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 153.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,667 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,667
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 166.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,467 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,467
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 146.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.1%

Here:	94%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68431, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,518 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,518
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $35,892 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$35,892
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.7% for AGIs below $25k, 72.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $383 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$383
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $533 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$533
State:	$5,776

Profit/loss from business: +$4,200 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,200
State:	+$9,897

Earned income credit: $3,250 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,250
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.5%

Here:	76%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 150.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68431, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,271 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

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

Salary/wage: $25,951 (reported on 80.2% of returns)

Here:	$25,951
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.3% for AGIs below $10k, 78.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $840 (reported on 45.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$840
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $882 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$882
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$333 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	+$333
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$4,857 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,857
State:	+$7,743

Profit/loss from farming: +$6,054 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,054
State:	-$1,077

Total itemized deductions: $14,000 (21% of AGI, reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,000
State:	$18,692

Here:	21.0% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Total tax: $3,480 (reported on 71.8% of returns)

68431:	$3,480
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,304 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,304
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.5%

Here:	82%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $10k, 84.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 64437, 68355, 66094, 64470, 66434, 64446.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 3.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 8
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 99

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 25 (20 now married, 5 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68431 with a mortgage: 37
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,117
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $611

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

• Zip code 68431 household income distribution in 2022

• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $74,999
• 8$75,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 18$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$150,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68431

• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$40,000 to $49,999
• 14$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 12$250,000 to $299,999
• 8$400,000 to $499,999
• 1$750,000 to $999,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $55,659
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $107,533
• Two or more races householders: $22,261

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $102,636 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,736 - $179,768

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $146,737

Here:	$146,737
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $87,432

Here:	$87,432
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 114
• Mobile homes: 21

Unemployment: 2.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68431

• 69.0%74Drove a car alone
• 14.0%15Carpooled
• 3.7%4Walked
• 12.1%13Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68431

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 2410 to 14 minutes
• 3115 to 19 minutes
• 1920 to 24 minutes
• 130 to 34 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 226

• Male householders: 70 (39 living alone), Female householders: 38 (8 living alone)

• 45 spouses (45 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 61 children (61 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 4 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 7 2-persons

30 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (16 men).

99.5% of residents of 68431 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BROWN COUNTY COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RULO NE (3RD AND BAYLISS in RULO, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: AG PARTNERS COOPERATIVE INC

• BACHMAN, JOE CO (RR 1 in RULO, NE)

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

• BACHMAN, JOE CO (RT 1 BOX 107 in RULO, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.4%

Population in 1990: 312. Population change in the 1990s: +127 (+40.7%).

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

• This state: 143
• Midwest: 53
• South: 13
• West: 14

79% of the 68431 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

96% of the 68431 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68431 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	6	74.5 years
Henry	4	73.2 years
Harry	4	70.2 years
Paul	4	70.0 years
Raymond	4	74.8 years
Herman	3	82.0 years
George	3	69.7 years
Alma	3	76.0 years
Anna	3	84.7 years
Mary	3	80.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 68431 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Simmonds	9	68.1 years
Bachman	7	84.0 years
Miller	6	76.2 years
Roberts	5	79.4 years
Ebel	4	78.3 years
Frederick	4	71.3 years
Parrish	4	75.3 years
Adams	3	79.0 years
Dunn	3	82.7 years
Keller	3	64.4 years