68442 Zip Code (Stella, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 232
Zip code population in 2010: 313
Zip code population in 2000: 341

Houses and condos: 140
Renter-occupied apartments: 32
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68442: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 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: $926 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,656 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 68442:

• High school or higher: 97.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
• Unemployed: 10.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68442:

• Never married: 8.2%
• Now married: 55.4%
• Separated: 3.3%
• Widowed: 15.0%
• Divorced: 18.1%

• 
• • 20789.6%White
  • 208.7%Two or more races
  • 41.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68442, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $77,923 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$77,923
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $58,578 (reported on 69.2% of returns)

Here:	$58,578
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6136.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $614 (reported on 53.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$614
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.3% for AGIs below $25k, 36.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,850 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,850
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,000 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,000
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 400.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

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 $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68442, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,413 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,413
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $41,527 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$41,527
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.7% for AGIs below $25k, 67.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,043 (reported on 46.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,043
Nebraska:	$1,535

Ordinary dividends: $1,400 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,200 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,200
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$2,750 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,750
State:	+$9,897

Total itemized deductions: $16,500 (18% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,500
State:	$23,343

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Taxes paid: $5,133 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

68442:	$5,133
State:	$9,758

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.3%

Here:	73%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68442, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,648 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,648
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $32,781 (reported on 80.2% of returns)

Here:	$32,781
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $10k, 68.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,039 (reported on 56.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,039
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 8.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $382 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$382
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$688 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$688
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$6,000 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,000
State:	+$7,743

Profit/loss from farming: +$188 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$188
State:	-$1,077

Total tax: $4,861 (reported on 75.3% of returns)

68442:	$4,861
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,417 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,417
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.5%

Here:	77%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 74.1% for AGIs below $10k, 91.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68457, 68414, 68437, 68337, 68305, 68321.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 12
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 117

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (0 now married, 2 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (3 now married, 1 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68442 with a mortgage: 7 (1 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $947
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $388

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

• Zip code 68442 household income distribution in 2022

• 15Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 23$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$75,000 to $99,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68442

• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 4$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$90,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999
• 12$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68442

• 6$100 to $149
• 2$250 to $299
• 3$450 to $499
• 17No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $96,313

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $122,417 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,747 - $187,981

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $179,340

Here:	$179,340
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $71,391

Here:	$71,391
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 131
• Mobile homes: 6

Unemployment: 10.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68442

• 62.9%49Drove a car alone
• 18.0%14Carpooled
• 2.6%2Other means
• 16.7%13Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68442

• 12Less than 5 minutes
• 55 to 9 minutes
• 1715 to 19 minutes
• 820 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 232

• Male householders: 77 (33 living alone), Female householders: 52 (29 living alone)

• 61 spouses (61 opposite-sex spouses), 11 unmarried partners, (11 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16 children (16 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 6 4-persons, 1 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 61 1-person, 8 2-persons

7 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 men).

100.9% of residents of 68442 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BUNGE CORPORATION (101 ELM ST in STELLA, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INC

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%

Population in 1990: 342.

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

• This state: 159
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 31
• South: 17
• West: 8

69% of the 68442 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

94% of the 68442 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from different county within same state.

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):

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

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68442 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	6	75.5 years
Harold	5	67.0 years
Charles	5	77.2 years
John	5	87.0 years
James	4	79.7 years
Kenneth	4	70.0 years
Eugene	3	86.6 years
Helen	3	80.0 years
Joseph	3	74.0 years
Richard	3	78.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68442 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Nelson	5	83.4 years
Stanley	5	73.6 years
Hall	4	84.0 years
Plasters	4	81.3 years
Williams	4	86.5 years
Banks	3	88.3 years
Clark	3	81.0 years
Hill	3	77.7 years
Helmick	3	86.7 years
Lockard	3	74.3 years