68853 Zip Code (Loup City, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,350
Zip code population in 2010: 1,559
Zip code population in 2000: 1,591

Houses and condos: 965
Renter-occupied apartments: 202
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68853: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 195.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $1,677 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,497 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 68853:

• High school or higher: 92.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
• Unemployed: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68853:

• Never married: 19.3%
• Now married: 52.0%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 14.1%
• Divorced: 12.2%

• 
• • 1,25092.7%White
  • 594.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 312.3%Two or more races
  • 60.4%Black
  • 20.1%American Indian
  • 10.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68853, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,536 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,536
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $43,228 (reported on 78.3% of returns)

Here:	$43,228
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1242.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4008.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7870.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10080.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18650.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,086 (reported on 40.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,086
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.8% for AGIs below $25k, 46.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 97.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 273.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,825 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,825
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 39.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 104.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 136.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,629 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,629
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.0% for AGIs below $25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 510.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 214.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1090.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,192 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,192
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 126.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 407.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 394.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,933 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

68853:	$8,933
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 159.4% for AGIs below $25k, 203.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 568.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,170 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,170
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.5% for AGIs below $25k, 77.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

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

Here:	97%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 95.8% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% 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 68853, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,180 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,180
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $33,845 (reported on 79.7% of returns)

Here:	$33,845
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.9% for AGIs below $25k, 72.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,307 (reported on 43.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,307
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,621 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,621
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,847 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,847
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,838 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,838
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,167 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

68853:	$7,167
Nebraska:	$12,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,180 (32% of AGI, reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$20,180
State:	$23,343

Here:	32.2% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 13.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $2,700 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $4,140 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

68853:	$4,140
State:	$9,758

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,130 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,130
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.8%

Here:	77%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 72.4% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68853, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,340 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,340
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $25,209 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

Here:	$25,209
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 755.3% for AGIs below $10k, 69.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,302 (reported on 54.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,302
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $10k, 9.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,157 (reported on 26.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,157
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,035 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,035
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,371 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,371
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 180.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,345 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

68853:	$2,345
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $14,765 (30% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,765
State:	$18,692

Here:	29.7% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,481 (5% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,481
State:	$3,500

Here:	5.0% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,063 (reported on 70.9% of returns)

68853:	$3,063
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,586 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,586
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.2%

Here:	74%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 65.6% for AGIs below $10k, 77.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68852, 68815, 68817, 68871, 68859, 68844.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 47
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 573

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 26 (15 now married, 9 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 179 (91 now married, 88 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68853 with a mortgage: 171 (8 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,235
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $480

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

• Zip code 68853 household income distribution in 2022

• 50Less than $10,000
• 29$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 57$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 46$30,000 to $34,999
• 61$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 40$45,000 to $49,999
• 51$50,000 to $59,999
• 73$60,000 to $74,999
• 43$75,000 to $99,999
• 75$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68853

• 11Less than $10,000
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 31$20,000 to $24,999
• 16$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 16$70,000 to $79,999
• 45$80,000 to $89,999
• 16$90,000 to $99,999
• 42$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999
• 39$300,000 to $399,999
• 20$500,000 to $749,999
• 11$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68853

• 4$200 to $249
• 6$250 to $299
• 3$300 to $349
• 19$350 to $399
• 13$400 to $449
• 14$450 to $499
• 17$500 to $549
• 12$550 to $599
• 28$650 to $699
• 7$700 to $749
• 5$800 to $899
• 8$1,000 to $1,249
• 5$2,000 to $2,499
• 15$2,500 to $2,999
• 34No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $812.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $119,666.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,319
• Two or more races householders: $519,999
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $152,533

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $122,304 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,275 - $215,015

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $159,357

Here:	$159,357
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $261,497

Here:	$261,497
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 652
• One, attached: 9
• Two: 4
• 3 or 4: 28
• 5 to 9: 6
• 10 to 19: 37
• 20 to 49: 3
• Mobile homes: 182

Unemployment: 4.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68853

• 81.7%469Drove a car alone
• 7.1%41Carpooled
• 1.7%10Walked
• 8.5%49Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68853

• 190Less than 5 minutes
• 925 to 9 minutes
• 1910 to 14 minutes
• 5015 to 19 minutes
• 3820 to 24 minutes
• 1825 to 29 minutes
• 1430 to 34 minutes
• 635 to 39 minutes
• 3845 to 59 minutes
• 3460 to 89 minutes
• 1690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,350

• Male householders: 299 (109 living alone), Female householders: 322 (102 living alone)

• 262 spouses (262 opposite-sex spouses), 46 unmarried partners, (46 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 337 children (331 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 56 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 232 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 10 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 210 1-person, 42 2-persons

194 married couples with children.
119 single-parent households (13 men, 106 women).

98.1% of residents of 68853 zip code speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 33% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CENTRAL FILLING STATION (153 NORTH 7TH STREET in LOUP CITY, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -07166-BHI-1100, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -AP3570, -NEG080114, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, -0008200002, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: SANITARY SERVICES; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  

• G & G MFG CO BLDG E (HWY 92 in LOUP CITY, NE)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business NAICS classification: MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: LEE GRASKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MCBRIDE, STUART (CITY OF LOUP CITY) (134 S 8 ST in LOUP CITY, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.3%

Population in 1990: 1,810.

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

• This state: 1,157
• Northeast: 14
• Midwest: 58
• South: 14
• West: 71

70% of the 68853 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.

93% of the 68853 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% 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: 5

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (20-49: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of fire incidents - 20 took place in 2002, and the least - 1 in 2008. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (51.9%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (26.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 68853
• 6851.9%Outside Fires
• 3426.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2216.8%Structure Fires
• 75.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 68853, Nebraska

Most common first names in zip code 68853 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	36	77.9 years
Mary	19	83.8 years
Frank	18	83.9 years
Helen	17	87.2 years
Clara	14	83.0 years
Joe	14	79.6 years
Anna	14	80.2 years
Edward	13	78.4 years
Stanley	11	80.0 years
William	11	80.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68853 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lewandowski	23	80.9 years
Janulewicz	12	85.8 years
Smedra	12	80.9 years
Spotanski	12	77.3 years
Peters	10	85.8 years
Obermiller	10	78.3 years
Badura	8	64.7 years
Miller	8	81.5 years
Maciejewski	8	84.8 years
Peterson	8	80.6 years

Businesses in zip code 68853

• Ford: 1
• Subway: 1
• True Value: 1