68874 Zip Code (Sargent, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 712
Zip code population in 2010: 956
Zip code population in 2000: 1,064

Houses and condos: 424
Renter-occupied apartments: 71
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68874: 73.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 267.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 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: $1,271 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,103 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 68874:

• High school or higher: 96.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
• Unemployed: 1.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68874:

• Never married: 21.4%
• Now married: 56.3%
• Separated: 2.8%
• Widowed: 8.2%
• Divorced: 11.3%

• 
• • 68996.8%White
  • 192.7%Two or more races
  • 20.3%Black
  • 20.3%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68874, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,514 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,514
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $38,157 (reported on 81.1% of returns)

Here:	$38,157
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1452.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3995.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7957.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7330.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,050 (reported on 48.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,050
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.5% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 36.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,829 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,829
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 180.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 473.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,156 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	+$10,156
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 371.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 252.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1806.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,944 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,944
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $25k, 45.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 220.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,967 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

68874:	$8,967
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 384.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,717 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,717
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.5% for AGIs below $25k, 110.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.2%

Here:	89%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68874, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,378 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,378
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $29,963 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$29,963
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,222 (reported on 45.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,222
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,989 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,989
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$35,464 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	+$35,464
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 148.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,800 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,800
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $2,667 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

68874:	$2,667
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $20,433 (34% of AGI, reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$20,433
State:	$23,343

Here:	34.0% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,500 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $3,667 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

68874:	$3,667
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $2,112 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,112
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 80.0%

Here:	80%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 72.2% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% 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 68874, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,263 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,263
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $22,930 (reported on 72.3% of returns)

Here:	$22,930
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.9% for AGIs below $10k, 60.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 37.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,584 (reported on 56.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,584
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,225 (reported on 27.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,225
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,967 (reported on 35.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,967
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,178 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,178
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,583 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

68874:	$3,583
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $14,762 (45% of AGI, reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,762
State:	$18,692

Here:	45.2% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,875 (5% of AGI, reported on 5.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,875
State:	$3,500

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $2,323 (reported on 65.8% of returns)

68874:	$2,323
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,553 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,553
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.9%

Here:	80%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 75.8% for AGIs below $10k, 80.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68828, 68881, 68879, 68814, 68822, 68837.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 39
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 282

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (4 now married, 7 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 109 (66 now married, 42 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68874 with a mortgage: 73 (1 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $989
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $469

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

• Zip code 68874 household income distribution in 2022

• 14Less than $10,000
• 22$10,000 to $14,999
• 25$15,000 to $19,999
• 42$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 16$45,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 46$60,000 to $74,999
• 31$75,000 to $99,999
• 34$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68874

• 3Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 20$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 15$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 21$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 12$400,000 to $499,999
• 1$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68874

• 2$100 to $149
• 2$250 to $299
• 4$300 to $349
• 9$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 19$500 to $549
• 3$550 to $599
• 6$600 to $649
• 10$1,000 to $1,249
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $716.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $66,704

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $90,428 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,753 - $192,202

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $142,844

Here:	$142,844
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $40,772

Here:	$40,772
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 385
• One, attached: 4
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 1
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 to 49: 5
• Mobile homes: 9

Unemployment: 1.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68874

• 79.8%242Drove a car alone
• 3.0%9Carpooled
• 1.0%3Bicycle
• 4.0%12Walked
• 5.6%17Other means
• 5.3%16Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68874

• 41Less than 5 minutes
• 795 to 9 minutes
• 1210 to 14 minutes
• 1315 to 19 minutes
• 1020 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes
• 7930 to 34 minutes
• 535 to 39 minutes
• 940 to 44 minutes
• 945 to 59 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 712

• Male householders: 131 (31 living alone), Female householders: 190 (64 living alone)

• 180 spouses (180 opposite-sex spouses), 18 unmarried partners, (18 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 166 children (166 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 22 non-relatives

Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 5 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 10 2-persons

90 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (14 men, 15 women).

99.8% of residents of 68874 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CUSTER FEED PRODUCTS INCORPORATED (400 EAST EDITH STREET in SARGENT, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.9%

Population in 1990: 1,042. Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+2.1%).

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

• This state: 510
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 61
• South: 21
• West: 114

65% of the 68874 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

91% of the 68874 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, 18% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68874 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	17	76.8 years
Mary	13	85.4 years
Anna	11	84.0 years
James	11	74.0 years
John	10	78.5 years
Charles	10	76.6 years
Frank	10	82.0 years
George	10	79.5 years
Dorothy	9	79.3 years
Florence	8	84.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 68874 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	14	79.0 years
Amos	12	79.0 years
Slagle	10	78.1 years
Johnson	9	81.9 years
Brass	9	83.1 years
Nelson	9	86.2 years
Penny	7	81.0 years
Wells	7	81.6 years
Grint	6	86.5 years
Brim	6	82.6 years