68828 Zip Code (Comstock, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 191
Zip code population in 2010: 240
Zip code population in 2000: 335

Houses and condos: 156
Renter-occupied apartments: 22
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68828: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 98.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 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: $846 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 68828:

• High school or higher: 95.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
• Unemployed: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68828:

• Never married: 19.4%
• Now married: 41.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 2.1%
• Divorced: 36.9%

• 
• • 19099.5%White
  • 10.5%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68828, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,391 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,391
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $29,122 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$29,122
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.4% for AGIs below $25k, 87.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $500 (reported on 45.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$500
Nebraska:	$1,535

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,233 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	+$13,233
State:	+$16,171

Earned income credit: $2,033 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,033
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68828, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $10,200 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$10,200
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $20,133 (reported on 65.2% of returns)

Here:	$20,133
State:	$38,230

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,102 (reported on 51.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,102
Nebraska:	$1,759

Taxable dividends: $348 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$348
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,615 (reported on 33.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,615
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$1,857 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,857
State:	+$7,743

Total tax: $2,520 (reported on 65.2% of returns)

68828:	$2,520
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,632 (reported on 33.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,632
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 91.3%

Here:	91%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 92.7% for AGIs below $10k, 90.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 96.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 68881, 68815, 68837, 68874, 68814, 68862.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 114

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 23 (14 now married, 9 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68828 with a mortgage: 18
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,749
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $330

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

• Zip code 68828 household income distribution in 2022

• 18Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 18$45,000 to $49,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 16$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$75,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68828

• 2Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 21$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68828

• 3$400 to $449
• 8$800 to $899
• 4$1,000 to $1,249
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,432.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $68,284

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $101,279

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $125,453

Here:	$125,453
State:	$274,677

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 155

Unemployment: 4.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68828

• 66.8%79Drove a car alone
• 6.8%8Carpooled
• 10.1%12Walked
• 1.7%2Other means
• 13.5%16Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68828

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 445 to 9 minutes
• 1210 to 14 minutes
• 1615 to 19 minutes
• 220 to 24 minutes
• 1230 to 34 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 191

• Male householders: 88 (50 living alone), Female householders: 32 (5 living alone)

• 38 spouses (37 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (15 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 23 children (23 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 11 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person, 13 2-persons

3 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 men, 1 women).

94.1% of residents of 68828 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COMSTOCK BURN SITE (W LONGWOOD ST in COMSTOCK, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.9%

Population in 1990: 331. Population change in the 1990s: +4 (+1.2%).

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

• This state: 145
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 12
• West: 29

77% of the 68828 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

96% of the 68828 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different state.

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:

• Accommodation and Food Services: All Other Traveler Accommodation (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68828 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Joseph	6	80.0 years
Frank	5	83.2 years
Mary	5	91.2 years
William	5	82.6 years
Helen	4	75.5 years
Emma	4	92.3 years
John	4	79.3 years
Edward	3	62.3 years
Archie	3	82.6 years
Herman	3	76.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 68828 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Shepperd	7	79.9 years
Bruha	4	77.0 years
Lenstrom	4	79.0 years
Visek	4	81.0 years
Krikac	3	82.6 years
Allbright	3	75.3 years
Koncel	3	73.7 years
Amos	3	63.7 years
Kamarad	3	84.0 years
Gibbons	3	63.6 years