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68959 Zip Code (Minden, NE) Detailed Profile




Cities: Minden, NE (0.66%), Norman, NE (0.03%)
County: Kearney County, NE
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,905
Zip code population in 2010: 4,015
Zip code population in 2000: 4,153

Houses and condos: 1,776
Renter-occupied apartments: 346
% of renters here:

22%
State:

34%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68959: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 305.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 13 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

1.2% ($2,725)
Nebraska:

1.4% ($3,313)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,898 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,621 (1.1%)

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Males: 1,869  (47.9%)
Females: 2,036  (52.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 68959:

  • High school or higher: 91.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68959:

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

Zip code 68959 compared to state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 68959 (2022)
    • 3,40887.3%White
    • 49312.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 20.05%Black
    • 10.03%American Indian
    • 10.03%Two or more races
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Urban population: 2,735
Rural population: 1,169

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $225,844
68959:

$225,844
Nebraska:

$232,400



According to our research of Nebraska and other state lists, there were 7 registered sex offenders living in 68959 zip code as of May 28, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 68959 is 566 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

39.3 years
Nebraska median age:

37.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.4 people
Nebraska:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68959, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $71,050 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$71,050
State:

$73,874

Salary/wage: $52,029 (reported on 83.6% of returns)
Here:

$52,029
State:

$58,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1322.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3893.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7038.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10543.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17448.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,767 (reported on 41.5% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,767
Nebraska:

$1,748
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.4% for AGIs below $25k, 40.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 375.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,267 (reported on 21.3% of returns)
Here:

$6,267
State:

$7,841
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.5% for AGIs below $25k, 21.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 245.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 448.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,019 (reported on 20.2% of returns)
Here:

+$10,019
State:

+$21,703
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.5% for AGIs below $25k, 62.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 236.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 407.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 717.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,161 (reported on 16.9% of returns)
Here:

+$11,161
State:

+$11,239
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.0% for AGIs below $25k, 105.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 236.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 549.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 756.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,891 (reported on 12.6% of returns)
68959:

$11,891
Nebraska:

$18,251
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.9% for AGIs below $25k, 141.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 210.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 316.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 780.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $40,656 (reported on 4.9% of returns)
Here:

$40,656
State:

$37,704
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 250.3% for AGIs below $25k, 556.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1403.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $11,986 (reported on 3.8% of returns)
Here:

$11,986
State:

$15,251
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 530.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,289 (reported on 4.9% of returns)
68959:

$6,289
State:

$8,015
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs below $25k, 76.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 293.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,291 (reported on 12.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,291
State:

$2,260
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.2% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.2%
Here:

96%
State:

95%
(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 98.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68959, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $65,767 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$65,767
State:

$60,572

Salary/wage: $39,347 (reported on 84.2% of returns)
Here:

$39,347
State:

$47,046
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,829 (reported on 44.6% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,829
Nebraska:

$1,535
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,716 (reported on 23.4% of returns)
Here:

$3,716
State:

$5,776
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,565 (reported on 20.1% of returns)
Here:

+$6,565
State:

+$16,171
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,484 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:

+$8,484
State:

+$9,897
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,200 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
68959:

$9,200
Nebraska:

$12,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $23,425 (reported on 2.2% of returns)
68959:

$23,425
Nebraska:

$18,457

Total itemized deductions: $21,850 (16% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)
Here:

$21,850
State:

$23,343

Here:

15.5% of AGI
State:

18.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,897 (reported on 20.7% of returns)
Here:

$4,897
State:

$4,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,926 (reported on 25.0% of returns)
68959:

$8,926
State:

$9,758
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,225 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:

$2,225
State:

$2,188
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.2%
Here:

65%
State:

57%
(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 58.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 89.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68959, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,011 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$39,011
State:

$44,271

Salary/wage: $30,596 (reported on 81.8% of returns)
Here:

$30,596
State:

$38,230
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 125.5% for AGIs below $10k, 75.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,072 (reported on 56.4% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,072
Nebraska:

$1,759
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,875 (reported on 26.2% of returns)
Here:

$2,875
State:

$2,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,246 (reported on 23.6% of returns)
Here:

+$8,246
State:

+$7,887
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,540 (reported on 18.0% of returns)
Here:

+$7,540
State:

+$7,743
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$8,986 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here +$8,986
State -$1,077
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -17.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,727 (reported on 4.3% of returns)
68959:

$2,727
Nebraska:

$2,902

Self-employed pension: $6,394 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
Here:

$6,394
Nebraska:

$12,366

Total itemized deductions: $16,363 (22% of AGI, reported on 22.8% of returns)
Here:

$16,363
State:

$18,692

Here:

22.5% of AGI
State:

21.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,103 (4% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:

$3,103
State:

$3,500

Here:

4.0% of AGI
State:

3.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,345 (reported on 76.2% of returns)
68959:

$5,345
State:

$6,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,646 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:

$1,646
State:

$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.0%
Here:

71%
State:

62%
(% for various income ranges: 62.4% for AGIs below $10k, 65.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$68,492
Nebraska:

$69,597
Minden, NE (68959) map Nearest zip codes: 68945, 68924, 68981, 68947, 68950, 68932.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

45.8%
Nebraska:

46.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

8.4%
Nebraska:

48.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 99
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,490


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 73 (65 now married, 10 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 789 (427 now married, 361 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 68959 with a mortgage: 595
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,348
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $650

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

10.7%
Whole state:

11.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

6.3%
Whole state:

6.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.4
State:

7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.6
State:

4.2
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 68959: Motala (A), Kearney County Fairground (B), Minden (C), Farmers Co-op Grain and Supply Company Elevator (D), Minden Country Club (E), Harold Warp Pioneer Village Campground (F), Harold Warp Pioneer Village (G), Kearney County Museum (H), Kearney County Courthouse (I), Jensen Memorial Library (J), Kearney County Sheriff Office (K), Minden Police Department (L), Kearney County Emergency Management Agency (M), Minden Volunteer Fire Department (N). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 68959 include: Osco Church (A), Fredricksburg Church (B), Westminster United Presbyterian Church (C), United Methodist Church (D), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (E), Saint John Catholic Church (F), First Christian Church (G), Evangelical Free Church (H), Bethany Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Free Mission Cemetery (1), Osco Cemetery (2), Garden Plain Cemetery (3), Liberty Cemetery (4), May Cemetery (5), Minden Prairie Cemetery (6), Norman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Reservoirs: Reiss Reservoir Number 2 (A), Hubert Reservoir (B), Reiss Reservoir Number 1 (C), Petersen Reservoir (D), Christensen Reservoir (E), Nelson Reservoir (F), Hieb Reservoir (G), Nielsen Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Creeks: Lost Creek (A), Crooked Creek (B), South Branch Sand Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Parks in zip code 68959 include: Lindau Federal Waterfowl Production Area (1), Gleason Federal Waterfowl Production Area (2), Northeast Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area (3), Chartauqua Park (4), Augie Nelson Park (5), Fort Kearney Historical Marker (6), Dobytown Historical Marker (7), Fort Kearney State Historical Park (8), Jensen Lagoon National Wildlife Mgt Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 702010 to 2019
  • 742000 to 2009
  • 811990 to 1999
  • 371980 to 1989
  • 4571970 to 1979
  • 2191960 to 1969
  • 3111950 to 1959
  • 551940 to 1949
  • 4141939 or earlier

Zip code 68959 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Minden, NE (68959)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Minden, NE (68959)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 171 bedroom
  • 3542 bedrooms
  • 3803 bedrooms
  • 3384 bedrooms
  • 1545+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Minden, NE (68959)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Minden, NE (68959)
  • 9no bedroom
  • 471 bedroom
  • 1462 bedrooms
  • 1063 bedrooms
  • 134 bedrooms
  • 205+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Minden, NE (68959) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Minden, NE (68959) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 10no vehicle
  • 2861 vehicle
  • 5492 vehicles
  • 2073 vehicles
  • 1194 vehicles
  • 685+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Minden, NE (68959) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Minden, NE (68959) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 38no vehicle
  • 1061 vehicle
  • 1382 vehicles
  • 413 vehicles
  • 74 vehicles
  • 125+ vehicles

  • Zip code 68959 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 68959 household income distribution in 2022
  • 68Less than $10,000
  • 40$10,000 to $14,999
  • 55$15,000 to $19,999
  • 53$20,000 to $24,999
  • 37$25,000 to $29,999
  • 53$30,000 to $34,999
  • 117$35,000 to $39,999
  • 41$40,000 to $44,999
  • 67$45,000 to $49,999
  • 176$50,000 to $59,999
  • 173$60,000 to $74,999
  • 219$75,000 to $99,999
  • 238$100,000 to $124,999
  • 132$125,000 to $149,999
  • 57$150,000 to $199,999
  • 53$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68959

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68959
  • 48Less than $10,000
  • 13$10,000 to $14,999
  • 1$15,000 to $19,999
  • 13$25,000 to $29,999
  • 9$30,000 to $34,999
  • 14$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1$60,000 to $69,999
  • 23$70,000 to $79,999
  • 7$80,000 to $89,999
  • 41$90,000 to $99,999
  • 108$100,000 to $124,999
  • 32$125,000 to $149,999
  • 99$150,000 to $174,999
  • 94$175,000 to $199,999
  • 263$200,000 to $249,999
  • 269$250,000 to $299,999
  • 58$300,000 to $399,999
  • 33$400,000 to $499,999
  • 17$500,000 to $749,999
  • 10$750,000 to $999,999
  • 21$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68959

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68959
  • 12$350 to $399
  • 47$400 to $449
  • 21$450 to $499
  • 87$500 to $549
  • 17$550 to $599
  • 87$600 to $649
  • 16$750 to $799
  • 7$1,250 to $1,499
  • 57No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $736.

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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $230,617
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $134,253
  • Some other race householders: $143,203
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $143,203

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $225,844
68959:

$225,844
Nebraska:

$232,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $134,654 - $295,432

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $222,108
Here:

$222,108
State:

$274,677

Townhouses or other attached units: $456,180
Here:

$456,180
State:

$245,619

Mobile homes: $59,747
Here:

$59,747
State:

$67,339
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 68959
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,465
  • One, attached: 33
  • Two: 28
  • 3 or 4: 18
  • 5 to 9: 28
  • 10 to 19: 41
  • 50 or more: 20
  • Mobile homes: 111
  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 68959

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 68959
  • 77.3%1,535Drove a car alone
  • 6.7%133Carpooled
  • 0.3%5Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.4%7Bicycle
  • 4.2%84Walked
  • 1.0%20Other means
  • 9.7%192Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68959

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68959
  • 281Less than 5 minutes
  • 4495 to 9 minutes
  • 15210 to 14 minutes
  • 10615 to 19 minutes
  • 19820 to 24 minutes
  • 15125 to 29 minutes
  • 29630 to 34 minutes
  • 2535 to 39 minutes
  • 3440 to 44 minutes
  • 3245 to 59 minutes
  • 3560 to 89 minutes
  • 2390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,905
  • Male householders: 671 (158 living alone), Female householders: 922 (313 living alone)
  • 928 spouses (928 opposite-sex spouses), 71 unmarried partners, (71 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,019 children (956 natural, 37 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 99 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 0 foster children, 18 other relatives, 78 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 62 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 530 2-persons, 184 3-persons, 193 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 473 1-person, 28 2-persons

524 married couples with children.
358 single-parent households (19 men, 339 women).

93.3% of residents of 68959 zip code speak English at home.
6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 3% well, 13% not well, 12% not at all).

Foreign born population: 241 (6.2%)
(12.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

6.2%
Whole state:

7.2%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 65%Uruguay
  • 46%Honduras
  • 0%El Salvador
Most common first ancestries reported in 68959
  • 52%German
  • 8%Danish
  • 8%American
  • 6%Swedish
  • 5%Irish
  • 3%Czech
  • 3%English
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1772010 or later
  • 782000 to 2009
  • 191990 to 1999
  • 21Before 1990

Zip code 68959 topographic map

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • FARMERS COOPERATIVE GRAIN & SUPPLY (815 NORTH BROWN AVENUE in MINDEN, 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: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
    Alternative names: FARMERS CO-OP GRAIN& SUPPLY, FARMERS COOP GRAIN & SUPPLY CO-MINDEN, FARMERS COOP GRAIN & SUPPLY-MINDEN, FARMERS COOP - MINDEN, SCHWENKA, DICK
  • GRAYSON TOOL COMPANY (900 W. 5TH ST. in MINDEN, NE)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA, UIC
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: LAMINATED PLASTICS PLATE, SHEET, AND PROFILE SHAPES
    Business NAICS classification: LAMINATED PLASTICS PLATE, SHEET (EXCEPT PACKAGING), AND SHAPE MANUFACTURING.; POWER-DRIVEN HANDTOOL MANUFACTURING.
  • COSLOR FLYING SERVICE MINDEN AIRPORT SITE (RR 1 in MINDEN, NE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1992-0229, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-07-1988-0200,
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Alternative names: COSLOR, DON, COSLOR, DON (COSLOR FLYING SERVICE)
  • CARGILL AGHORIZONS (1065 28 RD in MINDEN, NE)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
    Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
    Alternative names: CONTINENTAL GRAIN - MINDEN
  • B & G CORPORATION (816 N COLORADO AVE in MINDEN, NE)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
    Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
  • CARGILL INC (MAIN AVE in NORMAN, NE)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
    Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
  • CAVANAUGH CHEMICAL CO LLC (1188 P RD in MINDEN, NE)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - EPCRA
    Alternative names: CAVANAUGH FLYING SERVICE
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER (N HIGHWAY 10 in MINDEN, NE)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -102098-TH-1154, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  • CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS INC (NO ADDRESS in MINDEN, 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
  • C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL ( in MINDEN, NE)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-500503003
    Organizations: MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • FARMERS CO-OP GRAIN& SUPPLY (JCT 5TH& MCINTYRE in MINDEN, NE)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
    Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
    Alternative names: HEARTLAND CO-OP GRAIN STORAGE
  • BURGESS WELL INC (E HWY 6 in MINDEN, NE)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • HEARTLAND CO-OP (JCT PINE & MAIN in NORMAN, NE)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES

Zip code 68959 marital status for males
Zip code 68959 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.7%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 77.3%Utility gas
  • 14.3%Electricity
  • 7.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used

Population in 1990: 4,365.

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

  • This state: 3,015
  • Northeast: 24
  • Midwest: 235
  • South: 132
  • West: 206

58% of the 68959 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

95% of the 68959 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Minden, NE (68959)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
Here:

9.5%
Nebraska:

14.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 42
Here:

14.5%
Nebraska:

12.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:

0.0%
Nebraska:

18.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 82,847Construction and extraction occupations
  • 76,305Transportation occupations
  • 67,907Management occupations
  • 47,240Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • 41,557Education, training, and library occupations
  • 41,329Life, physical, and social science occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • ROYAL PLASTIC MFG , INC (1046 E 9TH STREET in MINDEN, NE; small business) : $5,089,071 in 91 contracts from 2000 to 2006
    Contracts for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Airframe Structural Components, Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components, Guided Missile Remote Control Systems, and more by Navy, Defense Logistics Agency
    Signed by year: 2000: $289,957; 2001: $415,364; 2002: $337,244; 2003: $431,406; 2004: $1,427,633; 2005: $1,775,494; 2006: $411,973.

    Biggest contracts:
    $871,348 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
    $483,831 with Defense Logistics Agency for Airframe Structural Components. Signed on 2005-12-16. Completion date: 2007-04-21.
    $427,206, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-19. Completion date: 2004-10-24.
    $330,460 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-08-31. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
  • B F OF MINDEN INC (620 N MINDEN AVE in MINDEN, NE; small business) : $320,972 in 4 contracts from 1999 to 2000
    $145,304 with Defense Logistics Agency for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. Signed on 2000-01-13. Completion date: 2000-08-22.
    $90,180 with Defense Logistics Agency for Aircraft Air Conditioning, Heating, and Pressurizing Equipment. Signed on 2000-06-26. Completion date: 2001-04-19.
    $52,528 with Defense Logistics Agency for Airframe Structural Components. Signed on 1999-11-19. Completion date: 2000-03-18.
    $32,960 with Defense Logistics Agency for Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Non-Aircraft; and Components. Signed on 2000-07-27. Completion date: 2000-10-25.

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
  • Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 79 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 5 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 101 people in nursing homes
  • 40 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Fatal accident statistics in 2011:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2010:

  • Fatal accident count: 3
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 24. The highest number of fire incidents - 44 took place in 2002, and the least - 4 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 68959 When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (66.3%), and Structure Fires (15.5%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 68959
    • 26666.3%Outside Fires
    • 6215.5%Structure Fires
    • 5914.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 143.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 68959, Nebraska

Most common first names in zip code 68959 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Anna3387.9 years
John3081.5 years
Harold2178.0 years
Robert2176.2 years
Donald2074.3 years
William1976.6 years
Ruth1982.2 years
Fred1780.9 years
George1679.1 years
Clara1688.6 years
Most common last names in zip code 68959 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Nelson4980.8 years
Christensen4684.6 years
Johnson4681.1 years
Hansen4483.6 years
Jensen3483.8 years
Anderson3180.3 years
Petersen3080.6 years
Olson2485.3 years
Andersen1780.2 years
Nielsen1779.7 years
Businesses in zip code 68959
NameCountNameCount
Ford1Subway1
Pizza Hut1UPS1
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