68942 Zip Code (Guide Rock, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 529
Zip code population in 2010: 490
Zip code population in 2000: 551

Houses and condos: 220
Renter-occupied apartments: 7
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68942: 71.0 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 145.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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: $2,450 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $453 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 68942:

• High school or higher: 89.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68942:

• Never married: 39.0%
• Now married: 54.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 1.6%
• Divorced: 5.1%

• 
• • 41578.6%White
  • 7714.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 366.8%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68942, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,058 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,058
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $37,593 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

Here:	$37,593
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1282.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3805.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10760.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $788 (reported on 42.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$788
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.5% for AGIs below $25k, 160.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,700 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 170.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,960 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,960
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1166.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,033 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,033
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 152.5% for AGIs below $25k)

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 $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68942, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,605 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,605
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $29,347 (reported on 71.4% of returns)

Here:	$29,347
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $25k, 78.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 124.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $650 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$650
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,600 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,620 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	+$17,620
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$4,233 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,233
State:	+$9,897

Total itemized deductions: $18,550 (26% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,550
State:	$23,343

Here:	25.8% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,200 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

68942:	$4,200
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $1,780 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,780
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 85.7%

Here:	86%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68942, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,246 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,246
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $22,766 (reported on 67.5% of returns)

Here:	$22,766
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 209.3% for AGIs below $10k, 60.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 32.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,932 (reported on 58.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,932
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs below $10k, 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $766 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	$766
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,818 (reported on 27.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,818
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$3,861 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,861
State:	+$7,743

Total itemized deductions: $12,000 (30% of AGI, reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$12,000
State:	$18,692

Here:	29.8% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,500 (3% of AGI, reported on 5.9% of returns)

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

Here:	2.6% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,114 (reported on 69.0% of returns)

68942:	$3,114
State:	$6,550

Earned income credit: $1,333 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,333
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.3%

Here:	82%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 75.8% for AGIs below $10k, 82.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 66936, 68957, 68978, 68970, 68930, 68961.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 41
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 130

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (1 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 121 (60 now married, 60 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68942 with a mortgage: 81
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,118
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $426

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

• Zip code 68942 household income distribution in 2022

• 1Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 23$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $74,999
• 41$75,000 to $99,999
• 23$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68942

• 6Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999
• 1$500,000 to $749,999
• 5$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 34$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68942

• 5$500 to $549
• 2No cash rent

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $249,342.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $44,158
• Two or more races householders: $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $64,882 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $27,406 - $145,434

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $453,749

Here:	$453,749
State:	$274,677

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 218

Unemployment: 3.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68942

• 55.2%116Drove a car alone
• 20.0%42Carpooled
• 2.4%5Walked
• 3.3%7Other means
• 20.4%43Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68942

• 15Less than 5 minutes
• 55 to 9 minutes
• 4010 to 14 minutes
• 1615 to 19 minutes
• 920 to 24 minutes
• 325 to 29 minutes
• 1030 to 34 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 4745 to 59 minutes
• 1490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 529

• Male householders: 70 (28 living alone), Female householders: 100 (5 living alone)

• 98 spouses (98 opposite-sex spouses), 26 unmarried partners, (26 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 231 children (232 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 6 2-persons

181 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (9 men, 24 women).

96.2% of residents of 68942 zip code speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% very well, 5% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE COMPANY (102 UINIVERSITY MAIN STREET in GUIDE ROCK, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
  Alternative names: FARMERS UNION CO-OP CO, FARMERS UNION COOP-GUIDE ROCK

• ELYS INCORPORATED (101 UNIVERSITY STREET in GUIDE ROCK, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• GUIDE ROCK MANUFACTURING & STEEL (330 UNIVERSITY AVE in GUIDE ROCK, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  

• HAROLD DUFFY (515 EAST STATE STREET in GUIDE ROCK, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS; SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS; REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING SERVICE AND REPAIR SHOPS
  

• ELYS INCORPORATED (SOUTH MAIN BOX 185 in GUIDE ROCK, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: OHMSTEDE, JOHN, SHAMBAUGH, MICHAEL

• GUIDE ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in GUIDE ROCK, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-652005008
  Organizations: SO CENTRAL NE UNIFIED SYSTEM 5 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• FARMERS UNION COOP CO-GUIDE ROCK (MAIN ST BOX 8 in GUIDE ROCK, NE)

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

• GUIDE ROCK LANDFILL (EF RD in GUIDE ROCK, NE)

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

• GUIDE ROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS (UNIVERSITY ST BOX 128 in GUIDE ROCK, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.6%

Population in 1990: 530. Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+4.0%).

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

• This state: 375
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 59
• South: 23
• West: 60

74% of the 68942 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

95% of the 68942 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 64
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Other Spectator Sports (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68942 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	10	73.8 years
Mary	9	82.0 years
William	6	76.2 years
George	6	71.6 years
Clarence	6	80.9 years
Henry	6	84.8 years
Helen	5	80.8 years
Donald	5	68.0 years
Grace	4	89.3 years
Ethel	4	74.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68942 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ohmstede	13	77.0 years
Simpson	8	76.6 years
Wulf	8	70.0 years
Sholtz	7	75.4 years
Kiehl	6	86.0 years
Giger	6	76.7 years
Nollette	6	79.4 years
Robb	6	76.5 years
Smith	6	76.3 years
Somerhalder	6	79.0 years