68654 Zip Code (Polk, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 565
Zip code population in 2010: 541
Zip code population in 2000: 615

Houses and condos: 282
Renter-occupied apartments: 45
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68654: 72.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 53.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 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: $1,262 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $835 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 68654:

• High school or higher: 95.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
• Unemployed: 1.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68654:

• Never married: 24.2%
• Now married: 60.1%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 8.3%
• Divorced: 7.2%

• 
• • 51491.0%White
  • 478.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.4%Some other race
  • 20.4%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68654, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $55,800 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,800
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $37,350 (reported on 78.6% of returns)

Here:	$37,350
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1161.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3666.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8370.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5566.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,091 (reported on 39.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,091
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.3% for AGIs below $25k, 185.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,320 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,320
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,250 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,250
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,620 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,620
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 862.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $23,750 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

68654:	$23,750
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 791.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,740 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,740
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.0% for AGIs below $25k)

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

Here:	96%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% 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 68654, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $57,467 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,467
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $32,525 (reported on 74.1% of returns)

Here:	$32,525
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.0% for AGIs below $25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,358 (reported on 44.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,358
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,400 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,650 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,650
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$2,725 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,725
State:	+$9,897

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,167 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

68654:	$8,167
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $18,575 (15% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,575
State:	$23,343

Here:	15.1% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Charity contributions: $5,467 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,467
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $6,475 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

68654:	$6,475
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $1,775 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,775
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 74.1%

Here:	74%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68654, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,451 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,451
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $23,506 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

Here:	$23,506
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.5% for AGIs below $10k, 71.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,404 (reported on 52.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,404
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,039 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,039
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,212 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,212
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$3,754 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,754
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$13,697 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$13,697
State:	-$1,077

IRA payment deduction: $2,100 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

68654:	$2,100
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $12,500 (29% of AGI, reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$12,500
State:	$18,692

Here:	28.5% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,700 (6% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$3,500

Here:	6.2% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,484 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

68654:	$3,484
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,935 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,935
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.1%

Here:	79%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 77.4% for AGIs below $10k, 66.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68846, 68319, 68316, 68628, 68666, 68843.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 8
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 232

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 18 (0 now married, 14 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 129 (90 now married, 38 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68654 with a mortgage: 73
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,079
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $400

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

• Zip code 68654 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 37$60,000 to $74,999
• 36$75,000 to $99,999
• 22$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68654

• 1Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $69,999
• 16$70,000 to $79,999
• 17$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$90,000 to $99,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 to $249,999
• 9$250,000 to $299,999
• 20$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68654

• 3$200 to $249
• 1$300 to $349
• 6$350 to $399
• 3$400 to $449
• 1$500 to $549
• 1$550 to $599
• 23No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $394.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $76,258

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $96,984 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,663 - $161,518

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $191,268

Here:	$191,268
State:	$274,677

Townhouses or other attached units: $256,520

Here:	$256,520
State:	$245,619

Mobile homes: $90,256

Here:	$90,256
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 258
• One, attached: 3
• Two: 1
• 3 or 4: 5
• 5 to 9: 1
• 10 to 19: 2
• Mobile homes: 6

Unemployment: 1.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68654

• 71.5%219Drove a car alone
• 11.4%35Carpooled
• 0.7%2Bus or trolley bus
• 3.6%11Walked
• 0.3%1Other means
• 11.4%35Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68654

• 34Less than 5 minutes
• 375 to 9 minutes
• 1010 to 14 minutes
• 3215 to 19 minutes
• 3420 to 24 minutes
• 2025 to 29 minutes
• 3830 to 34 minutes
• 1335 to 39 minutes
• 1340 to 44 minutes
• 2345 to 59 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 45.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 565

• Male householders: 116 (51 living alone), Female householders: 126 (47 living alone)

• 129 spouses (129 opposite-sex spouses), 4 unmarried partners, (4 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 184 children (166 natural, 8 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 1 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 97 1-person, 2 2-persons

136 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 women).

91.1% of residents of 68654 zip code speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 10% well, 15% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% very well, 38% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HARLESS OIL COMPANY (320 POLK AVENUE in POLK, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - LEGAL SERVICES, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, EPCRA
  Alternative names: HARLESS, DICK

• ANDERSON SEED & IRRIGATION SUPPLY (EAST HIGHWAY66 in POLK, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: ANDERSON SEED & SUPPLY

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%

Population in 1990: 988.

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

• This state: 472
• Midwest: 24
• South: 16
• West: 23

70% of the 68654 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.

94% of the 68654 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% 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): 14
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:

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Offices of Bank Holding Companies (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: All Other Insurance Related Activities (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Natural Gas Distribution (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68654 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	7	78.7 years
Charles	7	77.0 years
Robert	7	70.0 years
Edna	6	85.7 years
Clarence	6	78.5 years
Mabel	5	82.8 years
James	5	80.2 years
Lloyd	5	80.8 years
Mary	5	81.8 years
Henry	4	75.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 68654 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	18	83.6 years
Widga	10	77.7 years
Adelson	8	75.5 years
Anderson	8	80.3 years
Sundberg	7	87.0 years
Glasser	6	78.8 years
Jones	6	84.3 years
Sandell	5	80.8 years
Lind	5	77.6 years
Miller	5	76.8 years