69045 Zip Code (Wauneta, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 800
Zip code population in 2010: 975
Zip code population in 2000: 1,104

Houses and condos: 449
Renter-occupied apartments: 129
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 69045: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 374.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 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: $1,512 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,318 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 69045:

• High school or higher: 95.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 3.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 69045:

• Never married: 15.8%
• Now married: 66.8%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 9.0%
• Divorced: 8.2%

• 
• • 75694.5%White
  • 212.6%Two or more races
  • 121.5%Black
  • 111.4%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 69045, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,350 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,350
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $42,303 (reported on 72.5% of returns)

Here:	$42,303
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1525.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3975.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7605.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7360.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,118 (reported on 42.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,118
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 124.3% for AGIs below $25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 167.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,156 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,156
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.4% for AGIs below $25k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,433 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	+$9,433
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $25k, 160.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 970.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,622 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,622
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 251.4% for AGIs below $25k, 265.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 446.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,800 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

69045:	$5,800
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 248.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $3,200 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,200
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 144.3% for AGIs below $25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.5%

Here:	92%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 69045, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,420 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,420
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $30,953 (reported on 71.1% of returns)

Here:	$30,953
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.9% for AGIs below $25k, 69.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,395 (reported on 48.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,395
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,718 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,718
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,560 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,560
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,356 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$10,356
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,100 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

69045:	$5,100
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $19,214 (29% of AGI, reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$19,214
State:	$23,343

Here:	29.2% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Charity contributions: $5,460 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,460
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $4,200 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

69045:	$4,200
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $2,286 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,286
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.1%

Here:	71%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 69045, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,588 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,588
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $19,900 (reported on 71.9% of returns)

Here:	$19,900
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,895 (reported on 64.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,895
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,554 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,554
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,544 (reported on 29.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,544
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,844 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,844
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,900 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

69045:	$2,900
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $15,435 (34% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$15,435
State:	$18,692

Here:	34.3% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,500 (8% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)

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

Here:	7.8% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,397 (reported on 66.4% of returns)

69045:	$3,397
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,740 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,740
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.0%

Here:	76%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 73.7% for AGIs below $10k, 74.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 69027, 69040, 69037, 69033, 69043, 69021.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 39
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 328

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (5 now married, 2 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 108 (71 now married, 36 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 69045 with a mortgage: 74 (1 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,085
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $471

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

• Zip code 69045 household income distribution in 2022

• 26Less than $10,000
• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 41$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$35,000 to $39,999
• 20$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 48$50,000 to $59,999
• 54$60,000 to $74,999
• 42$75,000 to $99,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 69045

• 1Less than $10,000
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 23$40,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 21$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999
• 8$300,000 to $399,999
• 7$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 69045

• 1$100 to $149
• 9$200 to $249
• 4$250 to $299
• 8$350 to $399
• 5$400 to $449
• 4$600 to $649
• 3$650 to $699
• 8$750 to $799
• 76No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $657.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,436
• Some other race householders: $51,736
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $51,736

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $100,714 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,039 - $145,434

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $217,256

Here:	$217,256
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $71,838

Here:	$71,838
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 416
• Mobile homes: 24

Unemployment: 3.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 69045

• 76.6%247Drove a car alone
• 4.3%14Carpooled
• 0.9%3Bus or trolley bus
• 8.1%26Walked
• 0.6%2Other means
• 7.1%23Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 69045

• 59Less than 5 minutes
• 465 to 9 minutes
• 4610 to 14 minutes
• 3215 to 19 minutes
• 6920 to 24 minutes
• 1325 to 29 minutes
• 730 to 34 minutes
• 440 to 44 minutes
• 845 to 59 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 800

• Male householders: 191 (73 living alone), Female householders: 176 (57 living alone)

• 216 spouses (216 opposite-sex spouses), 19 unmarried partners, (19 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 179 children (162 natural, 15 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 17 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 156 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 4 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 129 1-person, 13 2-persons

141 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (7 men, 7 women).

98.2% of residents of 69045 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 20% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• WAUNETA-PALISADE SCHOOL (214 W WICHITA in WAUNETA, NE)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-150536001
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - LEAKING STORAGE TANK
  Organizations: WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOL, WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

• FRENCHMAN VALLEY COOP (1 MILE EAST WAUNETA NE ON HWY 6 in WAUNETA, NE)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2005-0228, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2005-0228, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  

• WAUNETA ROLLER MILLS (112 NORTH ARAPAHOE STREET in WAUNETA, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: FLOUR AND OTHER GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS
  Alternative names: MAXFIELD, JIM

• FRENCHMAN VALLEY FARMERS COOPERATIVE (102 NORTH TECUMSEH STREET in WAUNETA, 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: FRENCHMAN VALLEY FARMERS CO-OP

• WAUNETA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (45 EAST WICHITA in WAUNETA, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: JAYDEN MORIS, OPERATOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: WAUNETA WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WAUNETA WWTF, WAUNETA WWTP

• WAUNETA GRAIN (MAIN STREET in WAUNETA, NE)

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

• HARCHELROAD MOTORS INCORPORATED (122 N TECUMSEH ST in WAUNETA, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
  Business SIC classification: AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES
  

• CHAMPION AUTO PARTS (211 N TECUMSEH in WAUNETA, NE)

  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - LEAKING STORAGE TANK, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: ROBERT MENDENHALL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• WAUNETA ATTENDANCE CENTER ( in WAUNETA, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-150536002
  Organizations: WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• WAUNETA PALISADE JR HIGH ( in WAUNETA, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-150536004
  Organizations: WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• WAUNETA BURN SITE (NO ADDRESS in WAUNETA, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.2%

Population in 1990: 891. Population change in the 1990s: +213 (+23.9%).

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

• This state: 489
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 130
• South: 55
• West: 124

60% of the 69045 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

96% of the 69045 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 3)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 69045 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	11	77.9 years
William	11	76.5 years
George	10	78.2 years
Anna	8	79.3 years
Fred	8	79.5 years
Charles	8	71.3 years
James	8	79.4 years
Mary	7	84.8 years
Harry	7	77.9 years
John	6	77.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 69045 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Nordhausen	13	77.0 years
Denker	9	78.6 years
Kitt	8	79.9 years
Johnston	8	85.1 years
Fanning	8	73.4 years
Oneil	7	82.6 years
Rowley	6	74.2 years
Einspahr	6	76.0 years
Buffington	6	88.8 years
Maris	6	75.7 years

Businesses in zip code 69045

• Chevrolet: 1