68648 Zip Code (Morse Bluff, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 257
Zip code population in 2010: 484
Zip code population in 2000: 443

Houses and condos: 340
Renter-occupied apartments: 55
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68648: 74.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 41.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 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: $2,960 (2.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,387 (2.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 68648:

• High school or higher: 89.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
• Unemployed: 6.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68648:

• Never married: 17.1%
• Now married: 46.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.7%
• Divorced: 26.7%

• 
• • 25398.4%White
  • 41.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68648, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $77,300 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$77,300
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $60,650 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$60,650
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1356.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4695.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7182.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 32135.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,280 (reported on 45.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,280
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 385.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,650 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,650
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 82.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 475.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,383 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,383
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 265.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1085.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,900 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,900
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 590.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,050 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

68648:	$13,050
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 522.0% 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, 150.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68648, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $70,173 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$70,173
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $43,671 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$43,671
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.3% for AGIs below $25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 30.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $767 (reported on 54.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$767
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,771 (reported on 31.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,771
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$45,250 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$45,250
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$2,025 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,025
State:	+$9,897

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,000 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

68648:	$6,000
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $21,283 (21% of AGI, reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$21,283
State:	$23,343

Here:	20.5% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,300 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

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

Taxes paid: $7,050 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

68648:	$7,050
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $2,450 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,450
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.7%

Here:	73%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68648, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,194 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,194
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $28,701 (reported on 81.1% of returns)

Here:	$28,701
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 147.0% for AGIs below $10k, 66.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,472 (reported on 61.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,472
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $10k, 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $432 (reported on 42.7% of returns)

Here:	$432
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,143 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,143
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$5,600 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,600
State:	+$7,743

IRA payment deduction: $3,647 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

68648:	$3,647
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $14,462 (29% of AGI, reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,462
State:	$18,692

Here:	29.3% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,258 (3% of AGI, reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,258
State:	$3,500

Here:	2.5% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $2,935 (reported on 74.3% of returns)

68648:	$2,935
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,583 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,583
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.3%

Here:	74%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68649, 68050, 68040, 68036, 68015, 68001.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 151

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (0 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 31 (15 now married, 16 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68648 with a mortgage: 25 (1 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,748
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $725

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

• Zip code 68648 household income distribution in 2022

• 1Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 25$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $74,999
• 24$75,000 to $99,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$150,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68648

• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 to $249,999
• 28$250,000 to $299,999
• 17$300,000 to $399,999
• 23$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68648

• 4$450 to $499
• 16$550 to $599
• 30No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $226,037

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $299,543 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $129,671 - $397,179

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $157,028

Here:	$157,028
State:	$274,677

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 323
• Mobile homes: 11

Unemployment: 6.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68648

• 73.1%88Drove a car alone
• 7.5%9Carpooled
• 3.3%4Walked
• 15.0%18Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68648

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 145 to 9 minutes
• 610 to 14 minutes
• 2015 to 19 minutes
• 320 to 24 minutes
• 2225 to 29 minutes
• 130 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 1645 to 59 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 39.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 257

• Male householders: 99 (38 living alone), Female householders: 56 (42 living alone)

• 51 spouses (51 opposite-sex spouses), 22 unmarried partners, (22 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 33 children (33 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 13 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person, 19 2-persons

29 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

96.1% of residents of 68648 zip code speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BLUFF GRAVEL COMPANY (1ST & ANN ST in MORSE BLUFF, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  

• HAMPL TRANSPORTATION, INC. (CORNER OF 1ST AND ANN ST. in MORSE BLUFF, NE)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: GARY L. HAMPL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.6%

Population in 1990: 486.

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

• This state: 221
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 4
• West: 27

69% of the 68648 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

98% of the 68648 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 125% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Optometrists (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68648 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Frank	7	81.4 years
George	6	80.5 years
Mary	6	87.8 years
William	5	77.2 years
Joe	4	75.0 years
Edward	4	82.5 years
John	4	85.8 years
Louis	4	76.0 years
Albert	3	79.0 years
James	3	80.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 68648 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Vopalensky	9	79.6 years
Racek	7	82.0 years
Hines	7	83.0 years
Hynek	6	77.8 years
Vyhlidal	6	79.3 years
Karpisek	4	79.3 years
Kavan	4	82.0 years
Chromy	3	67.3 years
Beranek	3	93.0 years
Ladenburger	3	83.0 years