68876 Zip Code (Shelton, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,922
Zip code population in 2010: 1,545
Zip code population in 2000: 1,738

Houses and condos: 734
Renter-occupied apartments: 153
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68876: 74.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 90.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 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: $2,730 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,171 (1.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 68876:

• High school or higher: 91.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
• Unemployed: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68876:

• Never married: 17.3%
• Now married: 70.6%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 2.6%
• Divorced: 8.4%

• 
• • 1,56181.2%White
  • 34618.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 100.5%Two or more races
  • 40.2%Black
  • 10.05%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68876, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,632 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,632
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $50,740 (reported on 84.9% of returns)

Here:	$50,740
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1516.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3606.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6583.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11010.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18050.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $954 (reported on 32.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$954
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.8% for AGIs below $25k, 18.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 138.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,200 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,200
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 128.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,709 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,709
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 115.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 240.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 178.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,109 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,109
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 222.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 268.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 170.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,814 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

68876:	$15,814
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 364.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1122.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $35,100 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$35,100
State:	$37,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1053.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $5,933 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

68876:	$5,933
State:	$8,015

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 178.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,438 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,438
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.9% for AGIs below $25k, 63.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.2%

Here:	93%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68876, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,799 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,799
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $40,652 (reported on 83.8% of returns)

Here:	$40,652
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.5% for AGIs below $25k, 82.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 42.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $800 (reported on 36.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$800
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,882 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,882
State:	$5,776

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

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,793 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,793
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,650 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,650
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,783 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

68876:	$6,783
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $18,638 (19% of AGI, reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$18,638
State:	$23,343

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,577 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,577
State:	$4,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,062 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

68876:	$7,062
State:	$9,758

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,508 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,508
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.8%

Here:	61%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 48.1% for AGIs below $25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68876, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,588 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,588
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $33,955 (reported on 86.6% of returns)

Here:	$33,955
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.4% for AGIs below $10k, 80.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,155 (reported on 53.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,155
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $800 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,527 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,527
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,738 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,738
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$7,936 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,936
State:	-$1,077

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,429 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

68876:	$1,429
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $15,923 (25% of AGI, reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,923
State:	$18,692

Here:	24.7% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,722 (4% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,722
State:	$3,500

Here:	4.1% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,376 (reported on 73.5% of returns)

68876:	$4,376
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,720 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,720
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.3%

Here:	66%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 48.5% for AGIs below $10k, 65.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68840, 68883, 68956, 68869, 68824, 68945.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 78
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 620

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 65 (70 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 340 (246 now married, 94 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68876 with a mortgage: 337 (11 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,544
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $626

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

• Zip code 68876 household income distribution in 2022

• 22Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 27$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 22$30,000 to $34,999
• 77$35,000 to $39,999
• 41$40,000 to $44,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 59$50,000 to $59,999
• 63$60,000 to $74,999
• 100$75,000 to $99,999
• 63$100,000 to $124,999
• 51$125,000 to $149,999
• 74$150,000 to $199,999
• 51$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68876

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 26$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 57$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 60$100,000 to $124,999
• 59$125,000 to $149,999
• 52$150,000 to $174,999
• 30$175,000 to $199,999
• 58$200,000 to $249,999
• 38$250,000 to $299,999
• 55$300,000 to $399,999
• 5$500,000 to $749,999
• 8$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 3$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68876

• 2$150 to $199
• 3$250 to $299
• 11$300 to $349
• 2$350 to $399
• 1$400 to $449
• 21$450 to $499
• 7$500 to $549
• 28$550 to $599
• 3$600 to $649
• 7$750 to $799
• 16$800 to $899
• 4$900 to $999
• 3$1,250 to $1,499
• 14$1,500 to $1,999
• 17No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $824.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $163,057
• Some other race householders: $118,609
• Two or more races householders: $327,862
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $123,104

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $164,805 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,515 - $248,893

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $199,137

Here:	$199,137
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $177,586

Here:	$177,586
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 639
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 8
• 3 or 4: 32
• 5 to 9: 3
• Mobile homes: 32

Unemployment: 5.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68876

• 79.5%802Drove a car alone
• 13.9%140Carpooled
• 0.1%1Motorcycle
• 1.9%19Walked
• 2.9%29Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68876

• 64Less than 5 minutes
• 1035 to 9 minutes
• 8110 to 14 minutes
• 12615 to 19 minutes
• 12820 to 24 minutes
• 12525 to 29 minutes
• 21130 to 34 minutes
• 4235 to 39 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 2845 to 59 minutes
• 2660 to 89 minutes
• 1190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,922

• Male householders: 347 (83 living alone), Female householders: 351 (54 living alone)

• 497 spouses (492 opposite-sex spouses), 24 unmarried partners, (24 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 647 children (577 natural, 7 adopted, 66 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 18 non-relatives

Size of family households: 231 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 129 4-persons, 80 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 136 1-person, 19 2-persons

488 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (6 men, 63 women).

91.5% of residents of 68876 zip code speak English at home.
7.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 18% well, 23% not well, 9% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% very well, 71% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AGRICULTURAL SERVICES INCORPORATED OF SHELTON (523 RAILROAD STREET in SHELTON, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: OSTERMEIER, GARY

• FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (204 1ST STREET in SHELTON, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: JAMES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: SCHROEDER MACHINE SHOP

• GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL LANDFILL (19550 WEST HUSKER HIGHWAY in SHELTON, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, GRANTS AND PLANNING, REFUSE DISPOSAL, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS; AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
  Organizations: JEFF WATTIER, SOLID WASTE SUP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: GRAND ISLAND LANDFILL

• CARGILL AGHORIZONS (19849 W HIGHWAY 30 in SHELTON, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, EPCRA, UIC
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: CARGILL INC, CONTINENTAL GRN-SHELTON

• CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS INC (NO ADDRESS in SHELTON, 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
  

• GANGWISH SEED FARMS INCORPORATED (53862 130TH RD in SHELTON, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
  Business SIC classification: GENERAL FARMS, PRIMARILY CROP
  

• M & W STORAGE INCORPORATED (11350 WISEMAN RD in SHELTON, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
  

• GANGWISH FARM & GRAIN (E HWY 30 in SHELTON, NE)

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

• CLIFF WIDUP, SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT (P.O. BOX 122 in SHELTON, NE)

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

• CONTINENTAL COF CO (E HWY 30 BOX 460 in SHELTON, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.5%

Population in 1990: 1,256. Population change in the 1990s: +482 (+38.4%).

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

• This state: 1,439
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 139
• South: 78
• West: 196

64% of the 68876 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

94% of the 68876 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Information: Newspaper Publishers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1)

2004 - 2016 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2016 the average number of fires per year is 9. The highest number of fire incidents - 20 took place in 2009, and the least - 0 in 2005. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (51.7%), and Structure Fires (19.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 68876
• 6051.7%Outside Fires
• 2219.0%Structure Fires
• 2017.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1412.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 68876, Nebraska

Most common first names in zip code 68876 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	12	77.7 years
John	11	83.5 years
Robert	10	69.8 years
Frank	9	83.7 years
George	9	78.1 years
Clarence	8	78.2 years
Mary	8	80.9 years
James	8	77.8 years
Evelyn	7	75.1 years
Ralph	7	79.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 68876 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Oliver	14	84.9 years
Smith	10	82.5 years
Conroy	7	78.6 years
Bruner	6	66.9 years
Obrien	6	79.5 years
Riley	5	87.3 years
Resh	5	79.6 years
Reeder	5	77.0 years
Nutter	5	75.8 years
Lee	5	77.6 years

Businesses in zip code 68876

• FedEx: 1