Estimated zip code population in 2022: 972 Zip code population in 2010: 955 Zip code population in 2000: 955
Houses and condos: 468 Renter-occupied apartments: 52
% of renters here:
12%
State:
34%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68041: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 37.7 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 26 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.3% ($3,171)
Nebraska:
1.4% ($3,313)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,613 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,572 (1.2%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $235,452
68041:
$235,452
Nebraska:
$232,400
According to our research of Nebraska and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 68041 zip code as of June 16, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 68041 is 1,182 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
38.5 years
Nebraska median age:
37.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.2 people
Nebraska:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68041, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,657 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$64,657
State:
$73,874
Salary/wage: $59,205 (reported on 78.7% of returns)
Here:
$59,205
State:
$58,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1102.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3733.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6806.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9008.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20260.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,271 (reported on 29.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,271
Nebraska:
$1,748
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.5% for AGIs below $25k, 23.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 128.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 154.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,770 (reported on 21.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,770
State:
$7,841
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 172.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 160.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,862 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
+$8,862
State:
+$21,703
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.8% for AGIs below $25k, 130.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1202.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,889 (reported on 19.1% of returns)
Here:
+$4,889
State:
+$11,239
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 237.5% for AGIs below $25k, 186.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 202.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,725 (reported on 8.5% of returns)
68041:
$9,725
Nebraska:
$18,251
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 778.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $2,550 (reported on 8.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,550
State:
$2,260
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.5% for AGIs below $25k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%
Here:
96%
State:
95%
(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% 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 68041, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,735 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$53,735
State:
$60,572
Salary/wage: $42,013 (reported on 84.8% of returns)
Here:
$42,013
State:
$47,046
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $540 (reported on 32.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$540
Nebraska:
$1,535
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,170 (reported on 21.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,170
State:
$5,776
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,217 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
+$3,217
State:
+$16,171
Profit/loss from business: +$5,214 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:
+$5,214
State:
+$9,897
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,600 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
68041:
$5,600
Nebraska:
$12,804
Total itemized deductions: $19,215 (20% of AGI, reported on 28.3% of returns)
Here:
$19,215
State:
$23,343
Here:
19.8% of AGI
State:
18.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $2,708 (reported on 28.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,708
State:
$4,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,392 (reported on 28.3% of returns)
68041:
$7,392
State:
$9,758
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,129 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,129
State:
$2,188
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.3%
Here:
54%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 52.9% for AGIs below $25k, 45.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68041, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,753 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$37,753
State:
$44,271
Salary/wage: $34,902 (reported on 82.4% of returns)
Here:
$34,902
State:
$38,230
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.3% for AGIs below $10k, 66.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $904 (reported on 45.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$904
Nebraska:
$1,759
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $459 (reported on 22.6% of returns)
Here:
$459
State:
$2,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$3,075 (reported on 18.5% of returns)
Here:
+$3,075
State:
+$7,887
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$3,074 (reported on 21.9% of returns)
Here:
+$3,074
State:
+$7,743
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 7.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $15,415 (24% of AGI, reported on 31.2% of returns)
Here:
$15,415
State:
$18,692
Here:
23.8% of AGI
State:
21.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,392 (4% of AGI, reported on 28.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,392
State:
$3,500
Here:
3.6% of AGI
State:
3.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,348 (reported on 75.8% of returns)
68041:
$4,348
State:
$6,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,682 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,682
State:
$1,643
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.5%
Here:
64%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 63.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 404
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 31 (33 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 128 (92 now married, 35 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 68041 with a mortgage: 176 (12 second mortgage, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,493 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $652
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
3.8%
Whole state:
11.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
2.6%
Whole state:
6.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 68041: Mead (A), Mead Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (B), Mead Public Library (C), Mead Police Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 68041 include: Mead Emmanuel Church (A), Mead Covenant Church (B), Alma Lutheran Church (C), Saint James Catholic Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 156 1-person, 16 2-persons, 3 4-persons
171 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (16 men, 24 women).
99.6% of residents of 68041 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:
0.0%
Whole state:
7.2%
49%German
6%Czech
6%Irish
5%English
5%Swedish
4%Polish
4%Czechoslovakian
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
FRONTIER COOPERATIVE COMPANY (410 EAST 3RD STREET in MEAD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS Organizations: FARMERS UNION COOP CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FRONTIER CO-OP CO, FRONTIER COOP-MEAD, MOLINE, JEROME, WILLIAMS, ELWIN
MEAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT (213 E 4TH ST in MEAD, NE)
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: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: GIL FREY, W/WW OPERATOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MEAD WWTF
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS INC (EAST OF MEAD in MEAD, 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
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS INCORPORATED (WEST OF MEAD in MEAD, 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
FRONTIER CO-OP CO (1551 COUNTY ROAD 11 in MEAD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -101597-NM-1310, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -0007800069, EPCRA Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in MEAD, NE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-780072002 Organizations: MEAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MEAD HIGH SCHOOL ( in MEAD, NE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-780072001 Organizations: MEAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MEAD MUNIC LIGHT & WATER (104 WEST 4TH STREET in MEAD, NE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1997-0307, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Alternative names: MEAD WWTF
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (1071 COUNTY ROAD G in MEAD, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Alternative names: FARMERS UNION COOP CO-MEAD
CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (COUNTY ROAD 10 in MEAD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: WRECKING AND DEMOLITION WORK
E3 BIOFUELS-MEAD LLC (1344 COUNTY ROAD 10 in MEAD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Alternative names: NEBRASKA BIO CLEAN
FARMERS UNION COOP CO (E MAIN ST BOX 154 in MEAD, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.2% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.3%
55.3%Utility gas
19.2%Other fuel
13.5%Electricity
12.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Population in 1990: 786. Population change in the 1990s: +169 (+21.5%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 847
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 50
South: 10
West: 57
61% of the 68041 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.
98% of the 68041 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 131% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Here:
11.4%
Nebraska:
14.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
Here:
2.9%
Nebraska:
12.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Nebraska:
18.0%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
73,840Management occupations
72,659Life, physical, and social science occupations
72,468Computer and mathematical occupations
68,509Architecture and engineering occupations
61,927Transportation occupations
61,858Business and financial operations occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
TODD VALLEY FARMS, INC (EAST HIGHWAY 92 in MEAD, NE; small business)
$54,570 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Exhibit Design (Non-Building). Taking place in WY. Signed on 2002-05-31. Completion date: 2002-07-12.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
Most common first names in zip code 68041 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
6
71.5 years
William
5
80.8 years
Charles
5
67.8 years
Grace
4
76.8 years
Donald
4
71.8 years
Robert
4
72.5 years
Clarence
4
77.5 years
Anna
4
89.8 years
Elizabeth
3
84.6 years
Harvey
3
75.7 years
Most common last names in zip code 68041 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Johnson
19
80.8 years
Carlson
8
73.2 years
Swanson
8
91.2 years
Anderson
6
78.7 years
Williams
6
87.2 years
Gustafson
4
79.0 years
Parsons
4
62.5 years
Schulz
4
78.8 years
Scoles
4
75.2 years
Willey
4
82.5 years
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