68824 Zip Code (Cairo, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,541
Zip code population in 2010: 1,414
Zip code population in 2000: 1,361

Houses and condos: 668
Renter-occupied apartments: 201
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68824: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 106.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 14 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: $3,629 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,740 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 68824:

• High school or higher: 93.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
• Unemployed: 0.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68824:

• Never married: 31.7%
• Now married: 50.4%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 6.1%
• Divorced: 11.0%

• 
• • 1,30885.0%White
  • 1469.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 362.3%Black
  • 322.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 110.7%Two or more races
  • 60.4%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68824, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $71,094 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$71,094
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $53,632 (reported on 86.8% of returns)

Here:	$53,632
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1343.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3910.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6564.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10048.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22266.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,176 (reported on 36.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,176
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.8% for AGIs below $25k, 43.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 30.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 658.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,221 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,221
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.2% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 518.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,667 (reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,667
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.8% for AGIs below $25k, 189.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2160.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,321 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,321
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.3% for AGIs below $25k, 139.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 334.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 116.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,143 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

68824:	$11,143
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 376.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 582.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,600 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,600
State:	$37,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 738.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $7,133 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

68824:	$7,133
State:	$8,015

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 214.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,533 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,533
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.7% for AGIs below $25k, 72.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.1%

Here:	97%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68824, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,516 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,516
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $43,739 (reported on 89.1% of returns)

Here:	$43,739
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs below $25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,335 (reported on 40.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,335
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,993 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,993
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,738 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,738
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,220 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,220
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,117 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

68824:	$11,117
Nebraska:	$12,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,853 (19% of AGI, reported on 26.6% of returns)

Here:	$18,853
State:	$23,343

Here:	18.6% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,062 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,062
State:	$4,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,812 (reported on 26.6% of returns)

68824:	$7,812
State:	$9,758

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,922 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,922
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.3%

Here:	70%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 59.1% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68824, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,083 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,083
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $33,905 (reported on 86.4% of returns)

Here:	$33,905
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,514 (reported on 50.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,514
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,159 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,159
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,525 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,525
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,075 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,075
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,353 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

68824:	$3,353
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $15,870 (25% of AGI, reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,870
State:	$18,692

Here:	25.2% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,483 (4% of AGI, reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,483
State:	$3,500

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,047 (reported on 75.9% of returns)

68824:	$4,047
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,602 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,602
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.2%

Here:	73%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 66.9% for AGIs below $10k, 67.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68831, 68820, 68883, 68803, 68810, 68838.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 60
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 591

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 32 (28 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 357 (147 now married, 210 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68824 with a mortgage: 248 (22 second mortgage, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,619
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $574

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

• Zip code 68824 household income distribution in 2022

• 22Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 42$20,000 to $24,999
• 60$25,000 to $29,999
• 31$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 72$40,000 to $44,999
• 27$45,000 to $49,999
• 63$50,000 to $59,999
• 74$60,000 to $74,999
• 90$75,000 to $99,999
• 61$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68824

• 5Less than $10,000
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 9$80,000 to $89,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 35$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 58$150,000 to $174,999
• 45$175,000 to $199,999
• 57$200,000 to $249,999
• 38$250,000 to $299,999
• 86$300,000 to $399,999
• 5$400,000 to $499,999
• 33$500,000 to $749,999
• 5$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68824

• 4$150 to $199
• 5$250 to $299
• 5$300 to $349
• 5$400 to $449
• 1$450 to $499
• 71$500 to $549
• 52$550 to $599
• 9$600 to $649
• 3$650 to $699
• 7$700 to $749
• 2$750 to $799
• 5$800 to $899
• 3$900 to $999
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 3$1,250 to $1,499
• 20No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $799.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $184,544

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $211,715 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $159,569 - $329,196

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $234,118

Here:	$234,118
State:	$274,677

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,365

Here:	$151,365
State:	$245,619

In 2-unit structures: $1,943,137

Here:	$1,943,137
State:	$168,724

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $166,313

Here:	$166,313
State:	$476,911

Mobile homes: $35,380

Here:	$35,380
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 549
• One, attached: 4
• 3 or 4: 34
• 5 to 9: 8
• 10 to 19: 21
• Mobile homes: 40

Unemployment: 0.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68824

• 86.4%684Drove a car alone
• 4.5%36Carpooled
• 2.8%22Walked
• 4.8%38Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68824

• 81Less than 5 minutes
• 405 to 9 minutes
• 3310 to 14 minutes
• 11615 to 19 minutes
• 18620 to 24 minutes
• 7625 to 29 minutes
• 10930 to 34 minutes
• 4335 to 39 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 3645 to 59 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,541

• Male householders: 299 (103 living alone), Female householders: 353 (122 living alone)

• 286 spouses (286 opposite-sex spouses), 55 unmarried partners, (55 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 482 children (405 natural, 43 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 11 other relatives, 12 non-relatives

Size of family households: 163 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 82 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 224 1-person, 29 2-persons

222 married couples with children.
183 single-parent households (20 men, 163 women).

92.3% of residents of 68824 zip code speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% very well, 4% well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MEYER FEED & SUPPLY (108 HIGHWAY 2 in CAIRO, NE)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1986-0049, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
  

• BAASCH & SON WELDING & REPAIR (207 S HIGH ST in CAIRO, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
  

• CAIRO WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY (402 HIGH STREET in CAIRO, NE)

  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
  Organizations: CORNELL POLLOCK, OPERATOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: CAIRO WASTEWATER TREATMENT, CAIRO WWTF

• AGRICULTURAL SERVICES INC (6068 N HIGHWAY 11 in CAIRO, NE)

  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• ASHTON FEED & GRAIN (HIGHWAY 2 in CAIRO, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
  Alternative names: TROTTER GRAIN & FERTILIZER

• AT&T MICROWAVE TOWER (FM CAIRO-5 MI W ON ST HWY 2 THEN 1/2 MI S in CAIRO, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
  

• CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in CAIRO, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-470100002
  Organizations: CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL ( in CAIRO, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-470100001
  Organizations: CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• VILLAGE OF CAIRO (402 S HIGH ST in CAIRO, NE)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1998-0011, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• CAIRO WASTEWATER TREATMENT (JCT 130TH & ONE-R RDS in CAIRO, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

• AGRICULTURAL SERVICES INC-CAIRO (N HWY 11 BOX 346 in CAIRO, NE)

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

• CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (RR BOX 430 in CAIRO, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.7%

Population in 1990: 976. Population change in the 1990s: +385 (+39.4%).

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

• This state: 1,247
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 83
• South: 73
• West: 98

69% of the 68824 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

98% of the 68824 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
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:

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Bowling Centers (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68824 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	10	77.4 years
Mary	8	80.2 years
George	8	77.7 years
William	8	75.3 years
Fred	6	86.3 years
Herman	6	80.5 years
Earl	6	78.6 years
Robert	6	73.7 years
Harry	6	76.3 years
Edna	5	82.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 68824 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brundage	8	78.7 years
Schultz	8	81.5 years
Luhn	6	79.8 years
Veeder	6	72.3 years
Schuett	6	82.2 years
Orndoff	6	80.7 years
Meyer	6	75.3 years
Vierk	6	80.7 years
Mieth	5	79.6 years
Stange	5	77.4 years