68981 Zip Code (Upland, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 214
Zip code population in 2010: 314
Zip code population in 2000: 386

Houses and condos: 136
Renter-occupied apartments: 17
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68981: 72.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 82.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 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 no mortgage in 2022: $1,673 (4.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 68981:

• High school or higher: 96.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68981:

• Never married: 23.3%
• Now married: 66.1%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 2.0%
• Divorced: 7.3%

• 
• • 20997.7%White
  • 52.3%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68981, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $68,187 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$68,187
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $37,236 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$37,236
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 530.0% for AGIs below $25k, 14260.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,520 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,520
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 350.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,533 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,533
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,567 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,567
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Earned income credit: $1,767 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,767
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 86.7%

Here:	87%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68981, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $69,156 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$69,156
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $29,323 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,323
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.9% for AGIs below $25k, 58.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,038 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,038
Nebraska:	$1,535

Ordinary dividends: $775 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$775
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,267 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,267
State:	+$16,171

Total itemized deductions: $22,500 (13% of AGI, reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$22,500
State:	$23,343

Here:	12.5% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Taxes paid: $10,100 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

68981:	$10,100
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $2,250 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,250
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 75.0%

Here:	75%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68981, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,586 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,586
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $22,531 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

Here:	$22,531
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 117.0% for AGIs below $10k, 66.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,181 (reported on 50.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,181
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $607 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$607
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$757 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	+$757
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$1,321 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,321
State:	+$7,743

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,974 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,974
State:	-$1,077

Total itemized deductions: $13,615 (28% of AGI, reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,615
State:	$18,692

Here:	28.3% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,364 (5% of AGI, reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,364
State:	$3,500

Here:	5.0% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $2,992 (reported on 65.6% of returns)

68981:	$2,992
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,735 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,735
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.3%

Here:	75%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs below $10k, 75.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 123.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 68947, 68932, 68972, 68939, 68929, 68959.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 104

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (28 now married, 18 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68981 with a mortgage: 35
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $967
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $455

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

• Zip code 68981 household income distribution in 2022

• 25Less than $10,000
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $74,999
• 18$75,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 1$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68981

• 2Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$175,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 to $249,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68981

• 4$100 to $149
• 5$200 to $249
• 2$250 to $299
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $412.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $77,565

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $101,279

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $189,950

Here:	$189,950
State:	$274,677

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 114
• One, attached: 1
• Mobile homes: 16

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68981

• 58.7%73Drove a car alone
• 24.9%31Carpooled
• 6.4%8Walked
• 8.8%11Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68981

• 40Less than 5 minutes
• 35 to 9 minutes
• 310 to 14 minutes
• 215 to 19 minutes
• 1420 to 24 minutes
• 125 to 29 minutes
• 1730 to 34 minutes
• 2345 to 59 minutes
• 260 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 46.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 214

• Male householders: 63 (17 living alone), Female householders: 42 (9 living alone)

• 61 spouses (61 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 43 children (40 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 1 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 7 2-persons

27 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 women).

100.5% of residents of 68981 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• UPLAND FARMERS UNION COOP INC (BOX 127 in UPLAND, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.6%

Population in 1990: 259. Population change in the 1990s: +127 (+49.0%).

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

• This state: 200
• Midwest: 7
• South: 1
• West: 4

71% of the 68981 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

95% of the 68981 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68981 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Albert	4	80.0 years
Anna	4	82.3 years
Otto	4	70.3 years
Elmer	3	72.7 years
Alvin	3	73.7 years
Frances	3	79.3 years
Edward	3	72.3 years
Louis	3	80.3 years
Mary	3	82.0 years
Richard	3	73.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 68981 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	11	76.7 years
Bunger	10	69.6 years
Bertrand	6	82.7 years
Steinkruger	5	72.2 years
Hendricks	4	75.3 years
Petersen	4	67.7 years
Hultgren	4	71.2 years
Wilkinson	3	75.6 years
Peterson	3	88.7 years
Rudd	3	87.6 years