68817 Zip Code (Ashton, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 388
Zip code population in 2010: 386
Zip code population in 2000: 471

Houses and condos: 256
Renter-occupied apartments: 40
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68817: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 94.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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: $1,397 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,245 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 68817:

• High school or higher: 90.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
• Unemployed: 7.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68817:

• Never married: 18.0%
• Now married: 66.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.5%
• Divorced: 11.3%

• 
• • 37897.4%White
  • 82.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68817, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,200 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,200
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $33,433 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,433
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1730.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4456.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7186.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,100 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,100
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 193.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $850 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$850
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,825 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,825
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 510.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,600 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,600
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 760.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $3,050 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

68817:	$3,050
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 203.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,650 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,650
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 176.7% 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, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68817, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,694 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,694
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $31,114 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,114
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.6% for AGIs below $25k, 73.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 121.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $620 (reported on 55.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$620
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $450 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$450
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,875 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,875
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$1,400 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,400
State:	+$9,897

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.8%

Here:	78%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68817, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $19,967 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$19,967
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $21,543 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

Here:	$21,543
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,520 (reported on 56.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,520
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $250 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$250
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,170 (reported on 29.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,170
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$3,057 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,057
State:	+$7,743

Total itemized deductions: $12,733 (38% of AGI, reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$12,733
State:	$18,692

Here:	37.6% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,100 (3% of AGI, reported on 5.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,100
State:	$3,500

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $2,015 (reported on 72.0% of returns)

68817:	$2,015
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,370 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,370
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 83.5%

Here:	84%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 84.3% for AGIs below $10k, 80.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 68871, 68838, 68820, 68835, 68853, 68859.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 188

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 80 (60 now married, 20 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68817 with a mortgage: 80 (9 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,089
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $614

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

• Zip code 68817 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 20$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $74,999
• 63$75,000 to $99,999
• 38$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68817

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 18$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$200,000 to $249,999
• 4$250,000 to $299,999
• 21$300,000 to $399,999
• 7$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68817

• 16$300 to $349
• 3$350 to $399
• 5$400 to $449
• 1$500 to $549
• 4$650 to $699
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $782.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $86,633

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $102,410 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,986 - $189,236

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $101,537

Here:	$101,537
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $267,718

Here:	$267,718
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 253

Unemployment: 7.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68817

• 92.5%202Drove a car alone
• 2.7%6Carpooled
• 2.3%5Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68817

• 12Less than 5 minutes
• 485 to 9 minutes
• 1510 to 14 minutes
• 7215 to 19 minutes
• 1420 to 24 minutes
• 225 to 29 minutes
• 730 to 34 minutes
• 2445 to 59 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes
• 590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 388

• Male householders: 79 (56 living alone), Female householders: 120 (25 living alone)

• 116 spouses (116 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 61 children (61 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 98 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 11 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 80 1-person

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

100.8% of residents of 68817 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ASHTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT (E WASHINGTON ST in ASHTON, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - OPERATOR CERTIFICATION, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CRAIG KAMLER, UTILITY SUPT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: ASHTON WWTF

• ASHTON FEED & GRAIN (100 EAST HIWAY 92 in ASHTON, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%

Population in 1990: 505.

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

• This state: 349
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 4
• South: 12
• West: 20

68% of the 68817 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

99% of the 68817 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% 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: 2

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

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Photography Studios, Portrait (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68817 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Frank	9	81.9 years
John	7	83.1 years
Leo	6	76.4 years
Mary	6	83.8 years
Clara	5	89.8 years
Steve	5	71.6 years
Stanley	5	81.4 years
Alex	4	80.1 years
Louie	4	75.8 years
Rose	4	82.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68817 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Gappa	10	82.0 years
Kaslon	5	75.6 years
Badura	5	79.2 years
Pokorski	5	75.8 years
Glinsmann	5	80.6 years
Kuszak	5	80.6 years
Kosmicki	5	85.0 years
Wojtalewicz	5	81.2 years
Fredrick	4	82.3 years
Maschka	4	82.2 years

Businesses in zip code 68817

• MasterBrand Cabinets: 1