Housing units in zip code 68008 with a mortgage: 2,227 (148 second mortgage, 411 home equity loan, 72 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,237
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,448
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $480
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
5.3%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 68008: Municipal RV Park (A), Blair Feed Mill Elevator (B), Mathiesen Grain Company Elevator (C), Tyson Elevators (D), Blair Golf Club (E), Blair (F), Christ Child Camp (G), Cottonwood Marina (H), Fort Calhoun Powerplant (I), Omaha Village Apartments (J), C A Dana Hall of Science (K), Madsen Fine Arts Center (L), C A Dana - Life Library (M), Blair Hall (N), Mickelsen Hall (O), Borup Coliseum (P), Rasmussen Hall (Q), Holling Hall (R), E C Hunt Campus Center (S), Argo Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 68008 include: United Church of Christ (A), First United Methodist Church (B), Saint Marys Episcopal Church (C), Cornerstone Assembly of God Church (D), First Lutheran Church (E), Church of Christ (F), First Baptist Church (G), Trinity Lutheran Church (H), First Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Burns Lake (A), Lake Arrowhead Reservoir (B), Jensen Reservoir (C), Wilson Reservoir (D), Nixon Reservoir (E), Henricksen Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lippincott Creek (A), Leach Branch (B), Richter Branch (C), Boston Branch (D), Hinz Fork (E), Stuart Creek (F), Fish Creek (G), North Creek (H), Cauble Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 68008 include: DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge (1), De Soto National Wildlife Refuge (2), Rhoades Park (3), DeSoto Townsite Historical Marker (4), Steamboat Bertrand Historical Marker (5), Lewis and Clark Camp Site: August 3-4 1804 Historical Marker (6), Cuming City Cemetery and Nature Preserve Historical Marker (7), Congregational Church of Blair Historical Marker (8), Tower of the Four Winds (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 276
2000 to 2004: 483
1990 to 1999: 918
1980 to 1989: 750
1970 to 1979: 908
1960 to 1969: 471
1950 to 1959: 588
1940 to 1949: 214
1939 or earlier: 997
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 68008:
Less than $10,000: 290
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 125
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 54
$35,000 to $39,999: 244
$40,000 to $49,999: 5
$50,000 to $59,999: 132
$60,000 to $69,999: 76
$70,000 to $79,999: 37
$80,000 to $89,999: 207
$90,000 to $99,999: 155
$100,000 to $124,999: 434
$125,000 to $149,999: 620
$150,000 to $174,999: 419
$175,000 to $199,999: 277
$200,000 to $249,999: 496
$250,000 to $299,999: 279
$300,000 to $399,999: 214
$400,000 to $499,999: 155
$500,000 to $749,999: 145
$750,000 to $999,999: 745
$1,000,000 or more: 173
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 68008:
Less than $100: 21
$100 to $149: 152
$150 to $199: 27
$200 to $249: 274
$250 to $299: 159
$300 to $349: 41
$350 to $399: 23
$400 to $449: 102
$450 to $499: 56
$500 to $549: 240
$550 to $599: 364
$600 to $649: 380
$650 to $699: 71
$700 to $749: 66
$750 to $799: 236
$800 to $899: 361
$900 to $999: 215
$1,000 to $1,249: 54
$1,250 to $1,499: 92
$2,000 or more: 16,162
No cash rent: 235
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $161,854
Black or African American householders: $147,868
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $205,576
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $164,027
68008:
$164,027
Nebraska:
$126,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,438 - $231,003
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $242,612
Here:
$242,612
State:
$150,859
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $588,068
Here:
$588,068
State:
$133,609
Mobile homes: $30,725
Here:
$30,725
State:
$44,614
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,823
One, attached: 144
Two: 110
3 or 4: 294
5 to 9: 455
10 to 19: 2,798
20 to 49: 2,180
50 or more: 176
Mobile homes: 418
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,972 (83%)
Carpooled: 419 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3,879 (64%)
Bicycle: 5,172 (86%)
Walked: 337 (6%)
Other means: 48 (1%)
Worked at home: 440 (7%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 574
5 to 9 minutes: 1,318
10 to 14 minutes: 982
15 to 19 minutes: 418
20 to 24 minutes: 425
25 to 29 minutes: 329
30 to 34 minutes: 676
35 to 39 minutes: 202
40 to 44 minutes: 294
45 to 59 minutes: 299
60 to 89 minutes: 123
90 or more minutes: 175
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.6%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,493
In family households: 9,170 (2,394 male householders, 591 female householders)
2,500 spouses, 3,340 children (3,161 natural, 69 adopted, 110 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 22 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,323 (490 male householders (369 living alone)), 641 female householders (608 living alone)), 192 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 556 (234 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,331 2-persons, 652 3-persons, 583 4-persons, 231 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 360 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,317 1-person, 269 2-persons, 177 3-persons
2,484 married couples with children.
466 single-parent households (64 men, 402 women).
97.2% of residents of 68008 zip code speak English at home.
21.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (10% very well, 60% well, 29% not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% very well, 51% well).
7.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% very well, 82% well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 125 (1.0%) (63.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.0%
Whole state:
6.1%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Netherlands (26%)
Mexico (15%)
Other Northern Europe (11%)
Korea (10%)
Sweden (7%)
Germany (5%)
Canada (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 126
1990 to 1999: 38
1980 to 1989: 31
Before 1980: 71
Races in zip code 68008:
White population: 11,214 Black population: 344 American Indian population: 15 Asian population: 354 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4 Some other race population: 296 Two or more races population: 648 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,684
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CARGILL INCORPORATED (650 INDUSTRIAL ROAD in BLAIR, NE)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2004-0143, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL, LEGAL SERVICES, OPERATOR CERTIFICATION, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, -010197-JB-1549, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, -022096-ML-1055, -NER000000117, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, -0008900039, EPCRA, -68008CRGLL650IN, TRI REPORTER STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: WET CORN MILLING; PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS Business NAICS classification: SOYBEAN PROCESSING. Organizations: JEFF TIEMANN, WW SUPERVISOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, NATUREWORKS LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TERRY DOLL, PRODUCTION ENGINER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CARGILL POLYOLS LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CARGILL INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CARGILL DOW LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, NATUREWORKSLLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CARGILL INC CORNMILLING DIV (SITE A), CARGILL CORN MILLING, CARGILL DOW LLC, CARGILL DOW LLC, LACTC ACID FA, CARGILL NORTH AMERICAN SWEETENERS, CARGILL POLYOLS LLC, CARGILL, INC, CARGILL, INC., M & C SWEETENERS LLC, NATUREWORKS LLC
BLAIR WATER TREATMENT FACILITY (742 EAST FAIRVIEW DRIVE in BLAIR, NE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1999-0323, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-07-2000-0180, STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY Organizations: MARK ADAMS, SUPERVISOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BLAIR POTABLE WATER TREATMENT, BLAIR WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, BLAIR WTP, CITY OF BLAIR WWTF
ADVANCE CLEANERS (1550 WASHINGTON ST in BLAIR, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GARMENT PRESSING, AND AGENTS FOR LAUNDRIES AND DRYCLEANERS; DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: DONALD FRAHM (CONTACT/OWNER)
FAIRWAY OIL CO (1715 FRONT ST in BLAIR, NE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2004-0082, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - -080592-JB-1029, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -121691-JB-0832, -AP5935,
DANA COLLEGE (2848 COLLEGE DR in BLAIR, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -103189-99-0005, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -AP8663, -APHO-0163, (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
CONCRETE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INCORPORATED (237 N. 13TH ST. in BLAIR, NE)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA, -68008CNCRT237NO, TRI REPORTER CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; CONVEYORS AND CONVEYING EQUIPMENT
BLAIR FEED MILL (1643 STATE ST in BLAIR, 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: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
GERHOLD CONCRETE COMPANY (210 N INDUSTRIAL RD in BLAIR, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, EPCRA Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
MATHIESEN GRAIN COMPANY (1550 NEBRASKA STREET in BLAIR, 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: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS Alternative names: HOLMQUIST GR -BLAIR, HOLMQUIST GRAIN & LUMBER CO
ARPS RED E MIX INCORPORATED (1479 STATE ST in BLAIR, 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: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
CRYSTAL TAILORING (1449 WASHINGTON ST in BLAIR, NE)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GLADYS L PLUGGE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NP DODGE REAL ESTATE
DESOTA ENGINEERING (1/2 M. W HWY 73-75 ON R.R. #3 in BLAIR, NE)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: LATWAITIS CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DESOTO ENGINEERING INC
BLAIR FLOUR MILL (HIGHWAY 75 in BLAIR, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: FLOUR AND OTHER GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (37%)
Electricity (23%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Other fuel (8%)
No fuel used (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (2%)
Population in 1990: 9,059. Population change in the 1990s: +2,058 (+22.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,608
Northeast: 126
Midwest: 2,206
South: 340
West: 511
50% of the 68008 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 564
Here:
30.7%
Nebraska:
14.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 207
Here:
25.7%
Nebraska:
10.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,107
Here:
88.7%
Nebraska:
21.0%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
FORD WOODHOUSE INC (HWY 30 S in BLAIR, NE; small business) 300 employees, $378389186 revenue. Woman Owned Business: $109,603 in 4 contractsfrom 2001 to 2003
$29,021 with Federal Supply Service for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
$28,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$26,291, same as above.Signed on 2003-04-15. Completion date: 2003-05-15.
$26,291, same as above.Signed on 2003-04-15. Completion date: 2003-05-15.
MID AMERICA COMPUTER CORP (111 ADMIRAL DR in BLAIR, NE; small business) : $74,174 in 23 contractsfrom 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Telecommunications Network Management Services, Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services), Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, ADP Telecommunications and Transmission Services, and moreby Navy, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $1,000; 2002: $25,300; 2003: $34,913; 2004: $9,449; 2005: $3,512; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$25,000 with Navy for Telecommunications Network Management Services. Signed on 2002-12-04. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$24,999 with Navy for Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services). Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-05-17.
$15,000 with Navy for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$4,800 with Army for Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services). Taking place in AL. Signed on 2003-12-04. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
DONNA HENTON (No data from D and B in BLAIR, NE; small business)
$3,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2002-07-15. Completion date: 2002-08-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: All Other Support Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2)
Information: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters:
314 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
193 people in nursing homes
30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
6 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Fatal accident statistics in 2005:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 68008 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
66
75.8 years
Mary
61
83.7 years
James
46
72.9 years
William
45
78.6 years
Helen
40
85.0 years
George
39
77.4 years
Robert
39
74.8 years
Margaret
37
83.7 years
Anna
34
87.9 years
Dorothy
29
79.7 years
Most common last names in zip code 68008 among deceased individuals