68945 Zip Code (Heartwell, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 195
Zip code population in 2010: 213
Zip code population in 2000: 228

Houses and condos: 101
Renter-occupied apartments: 46
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68945: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 41.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 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: $3,500 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,758 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 68945:

• High school or higher: 100.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
• Unemployed: 12.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68945:

• Never married: 44.1%
• Now married: 37.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 16.7%
• Divorced: 1.3%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68945, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,673 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,673
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $49,038 (reported on 72.7% of returns)

Here:	$49,038
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5020.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $650 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$650
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	95%

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

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68945, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,291 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,291
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $30,851 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,851
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 321.6% for AGIs below $10k, 73.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $759 (reported on 49.1% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $176 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$176
State:	$2,804

Profit/loss from business: +$692 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$692
State:	+$7,743

Profit/loss from farming: +$6,118 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,118
State:	-$1,077

Total itemized deductions: $12,231 (22% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$12,231
State:	$18,692

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,100 (2% of AGI, reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,100
State:	$3,500

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,885 (reported on 79.1% of returns)

68945:	$3,885
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $727 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$727
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.9%

Here:	71%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $10k, 69.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68956, 68950, 68959, 68840, 68955, 68973.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 97

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (2 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 49 (22 now married, 27 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68945 with a mortgage: 10
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,770
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $379

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

• Zip code 68945 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $74,999
• 29$75,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68945

• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 to $249,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999
• 10$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68945

• 1$350 to $399
• 1$550 to $599
• 16$600 to $649
• 23No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $747.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $141,194
• Some other race householders: $105,977
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $105,977

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $249,129

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $265,074

Here:	$265,074
State:	$274,677

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 101

Unemployment: 12.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68945

• 77.2%71Drove a car alone
• 17.4%16Carpooled
• 1.1%1Bus or trolley bus
• 1.1%1Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68945

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 15 to 9 minutes
• 1810 to 14 minutes
• 915 to 19 minutes
• 120 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes
• 3030 to 34 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 40.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 195

• Male householders: 34 (4 living alone), Female householders: 69 (34 living alone)

• 21 spouses (21 opposite-sex spouses), 3 unmarried partners, (3 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 46 children (43 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 3 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 8 2-persons

38 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

100.5% of residents of 68945 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CARGILL AGHORIZONS (102 MAIN STREET EAST ELEVATOR in HEARTWELL, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: CARGILL INC

• CARGILL AGHORIZONS HEARTWELL (2117 WEST HIGHWAY 6 in HEARTWELL, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, EPCRA
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• CHRISTY FEED & SUPPLY (102 MAIN ST in HEARTWELL, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL STORES
  

Population in 1990: 197. Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+15.7%).

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

• This state: 129
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 30
• South: 4
• West: 6

72% of the 68945 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

87% of the 68945 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68945 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	4	84.0 years
Anna	3	94.3 years
Frank	3	80.6 years
John	3	81.7 years
Erwin	2	66.9 years
Eugene	2	71.5 years
Arthur	2	84.5 years
Carl	2	88.5 years
George	2	81.0 years
Harry	2	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68945 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Kuehn	8	78.5 years
Johansen	6	83.6 years
Filbin	4	82.2 years
Hoban	4	85.0 years
Ryan	3	81.0 years
Podewitz	3	68.7 years
Hogan	3	79.3 years
Schneider	3	77.3 years
Baxter	2	84.0 years
Haws	2	74.0 years