68875 Zip Code (Scotia, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 555
Zip code population in 2010: 658
Zip code population in 2000: 662

Houses and condos: 297
Renter-occupied apartments: 38
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68875: 72.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 196.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 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: $1,998 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,376 (2.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 68875:

• High school or higher: 88.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68875:

• Never married: 24.3%
• Now married: 63.4%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 6.8%
• Divorced: 4.3%

• 
• • 53496.2%White
  • 142.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.7%Two or more races
  • 30.5%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68875, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,927 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,927
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $41,856 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$41,856
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1507.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3886.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4648.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $567 (reported on 40.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$567
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,150 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,150
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 172.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,500 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,500
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,160 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	+$8,160
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 718.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 98.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,425 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,425
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 194.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

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, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68875, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,161 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,161
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $32,394 (reported on 73.9% of returns)

Here:	$32,394
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,160 (reported on 43.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,160
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $625 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$625
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,600 (reported on 30.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,600
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$7,667 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,667
State:	+$9,897

Total itemized deductions: $18,133 (25% of AGI, reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$18,133
State:	$23,343

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,733 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

68875:	$4,733
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $2,875 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,875
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 91.3%

Here:	91%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68875, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,814 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,814
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $22,021 (reported on 72.1% of returns)

Here:	$22,021
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 36.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,779 (reported on 55.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,779
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $390 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$390
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,620 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,620
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,119 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,119
State:	+$7,743

Total itemized deductions: $14,300 (30% of AGI, reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,300
State:	$18,692

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

Charity contributions deductions: $1,000 (2% of AGI, reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$3,500

Here:	1.9% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,253 (reported on 69.1% of returns)

68875:	$3,253
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,519 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,519
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 89.6%

Here:	90%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $10k, 90.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68842, 68859, 68835, 68862, 68882, 68817.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 219

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (14 now married, 2 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 95 (44 now married, 50 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68875 with a mortgage: 84
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,552
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $538

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

• Zip code 68875 household income distribution in 2022

• 12Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 25$30,000 to $34,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $44,999
• 6$45,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $74,999
• 43$75,000 to $99,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68875

• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 to $249,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999
• 12$300,000 to $399,999
• 2$500,000 to $749,999
• 10$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68875

• 2$250 to $299
• 5$300 to $349
• 7$350 to $399
• 10$400 to $449
• 9$500 to $549
• 1No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $534.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $77,325
• Black or African American householders: $72,796

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $98,680 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,928 - $193,913

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $109,062

Here:	$109,062
State:	$274,677

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 284
• One, attached: 1
• Mobile homes: 7

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68875

• 70.6%190Drove a car alone
• 8.9%24Carpooled
• 2.2%6Walked
• 19.0%51Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68875

• 32Less than 5 minutes
• 505 to 9 minutes
• 2310 to 14 minutes
• 1815 to 19 minutes
• 2920 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 1430 to 34 minutes
• 745 to 59 minutes
• 2760 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 555

• Male householders: 120 (39 living alone), Female householders: 105 (35 living alone)

• 148 spouses (148 opposite-sex spouses), 9 unmarried partners, (9 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 165 children (160 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 12 non-relatives

Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 15 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 74 1-person, 7 2-persons

110 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (9 men, 4 women).

99.8% of residents of 68875 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LOUP VALLEY COOPERATIVE (NO ADDRESS in SCOTIA, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
  

• LUTTRELL, RICHARD (RR 1 BOX 130B in SCOTIA, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 18.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.0%

Population in 1990: 711.

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

• This state: 423
• Midwest: 58
• South: 15
• West: 48

69% of the 68875 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

97% of the 68875 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 120% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• TWIN LOUPS RECLAMATION DISTRIC (1 1/4 MILES W OF SCOTIA in SCOTIA, NE)
  14 employees, $1339157 revenue. Nonprofit Organization: $89,636 in 2 contracts in 2003

  $74,697 with Bureau of Reclamation for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dams. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
  $14,939, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-15. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
  

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): All Other Personal Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Land Subdivision (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68875 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	8	82.5 years
George	7	80.4 years
Harry	5	77.6 years
Frank	5	80.4 years
Fred	5	77.4 years
Edward	5	78.0 years
Louise	5	87.4 years
Esther	4	78.5 years
Mary	4	93.2 years
William	4	77.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68875 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Sautter	12	83.0 years
Meyer	8	76.0 years
Jensen	7	74.7 years
Johnson	6	79.7 years
Beck	6	80.0 years
Williams	6	83.2 years
Burton	5	83.0 years
Grantham	5	78.2 years
Gydesen	4	82.5 years
Hansen	4	71.7 years