68348 Zip Code (Elk Creek, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 264
Zip code population in 2010: 256
Zip code population in 2000: 335

Houses and condos: 151
Renter-occupied apartments: 14
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68348: 71.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 39.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $5,638 (8.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $841 (3.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 68348:

• High school or higher: 89.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68348:

• Never married: 24.3%
• Now married: 62.8%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 3.9%
• Divorced: 7.2%

• 
• • 25195.1%White
  • 134.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68348, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,608 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,608
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $38,356 (reported on 69.2% of returns)

Here:	$38,356
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.9% for AGIs below $25k, 64.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $583 (reported on 46.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$583
Nebraska:	$1,535

Ordinary dividends: $1,125 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,125
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,400 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,400
State:	+$16,171

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 84.6%

Here:	85%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68348, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,538 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,538
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $26,848 (reported on 77.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,848
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.6% for AGIs below $10k, 64.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $684 (reported on 54.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$684
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $846 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$846
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,886 (reported on 30.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,886
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$1,400 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,400
State:	+$7,743

Total tax: $3,000 (reported on 64.8% of returns)

68348:	$3,000
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,143 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,143
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.6%

Here:	79%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 63.4% for AGIs below $10k, 88.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 68450, 68447, 68378, 68441, 68329, 68420.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 101

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (0 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (12 now married, 28 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68348 with a mortgage: 35
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,533
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $337

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

• Zip code 68348 household income distribution in 2022

• 12Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 36$60,000 to $74,999
• 10$75,000 to $99,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68348

• 3Less than $10,000
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68348

• 10$200 to $249
• 2$250 to $299

Median gross rent in 2022: $319.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,644
• Asian householders: $99,153

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $113,035 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,035 - $285,166

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $56,221

Here:	$56,221
State:	$274,677

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 135
• Two: 2
• 3 or 4: 6
• Mobile homes: 5

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68348

• 81.6%85Drove a car alone
• 8.6%9Carpooled
• 1.0%1Walked
• 3.8%4Other means
• 1.0%1Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68348

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 45 to 9 minutes
• 3610 to 14 minutes
• 1415 to 19 minutes
• 1220 to 24 minutes
• 1330 to 34 minutes
• 760 to 89 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 264

• Male householders: 60 (12 living alone), Female householders: 62 (17 living alone)

• 77 spouses (77 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 47 children (47 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 11 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 3 2-persons

19 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 women).

102.0% of residents of 68348 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DILLER GRAIN COMPANY INCORPORATED (425 ELK STREET in ELK CREEK, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: SEARCEY GRAIN CO., SEARCEY GRAIN PO BOX 68 68348

• ELK CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL ( in ELK CREEK, NE)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-490010001
  

• ELK CREEK GRAIN CO (S MAIN ST in ELK CREEK, NE)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1986-0164, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• ELK CREEK GRAIN CO INC (RR in ELK CREEK, NE)

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

• ELK CREEK LANDFILL (NO ADDRESS in ELK CREEK, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

• ELK CREEK ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT (BOX 95 in ELK CREEK, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%

Population in 1990: 356.

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

• This state: 237
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 10
• South: 1
• West: 6

64% of the 68348 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

94% of the 68348 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68348 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	6	80.8 years
Emilie	4	92.2 years
Henry	4	89.0 years
Fred	4	88.3 years
Ethel	4	81.0 years
George	4	73.5 years
Albert	3	79.4 years
Bernice	3	69.0 years
Grace	2	86.0 years
Emil	2	84.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68348 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Beethe	8	78.6 years
Johnson	6	70.2 years
Carmine	5	79.6 years
Speckmann	5	68.6 years
Gottula	5	76.2 years
Peters	5	81.2 years
Knippelmeyer	4	77.0 years
Hoke	4	80.0 years
Lueders	4	80.5 years
Buethe	4	89.5 years