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68008 Zip Code (Blair, NE) Detailed Profile




City: Blair, NE (4.11%)
County: Washington County, NE
Estimated zip code population in 2021: 12,603
Zip code population in 2010: 12,285
Zip code population in 2000: 11,117

Houses and condos: 5,142
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,028
% of renters here:

20%
State:

32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68008: 88.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 132.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 95 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:

1.5% ($3,330)
Nebraska:

1.5% ($3,091)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,521 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,103 (1.5%)

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Males: 6,142  (48.7%)
Females: 6,460  (51.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 68008:

  • High school or higher: 95.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68008:

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

Zip code 68008 compared to state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Races in zip code 68008 (2021)
    • 11,98395.1%White
    • 2732.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1881.5%Two or more races
    • 980.8%Black
    • 490.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
    • 90.07%Asian
    • 10.01%American Indian
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Urban population: 8,240
Rural population: 4,362

Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $229,578
68008:

$229,578
Nebraska:

$204,900



According to our research of Nebraska and other state lists, there were 25 registered sex offenders living in 68008 zip code as of March 18, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 68008 is 495 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

40.6 years
Nebraska median age:

37.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.5 people
Nebraska:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68008, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $84,791 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$84,791
State:

$73,874

Salary/wage: $68,399 (reported on 84.8% of returns)
Here:

$68,399
State:

$58,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1238.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3595.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6875.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9209.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18491.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 74397.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,649 (reported on 36.6% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,649
Nebraska:

$1,748
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.6% for AGIs below $25k, 29.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 144.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1307.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,628 (reported on 24.4% of returns)
Here:

$6,628
State:

$7,841
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.1% for AGIs below $25k, 53.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 156.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 327.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4669.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,700 (reported on 22.9% of returns)
Here:

+$17,700
State:

+$21,703
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.3% for AGIs below $25k, 53.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 122.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 194.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 686.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15568.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,034 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:

+$11,034
State:

+$11,239
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.0% for AGIs below $25k, 91.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 159.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 328.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3165.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,604 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
68008:

$19,604
Nebraska:

$18,251
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.4% for AGIs below $25k, 153.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 342.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 379.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 773.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2297.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $33,096 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
Here:

$33,096
State:

$37,704
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.2% for AGIs below $25k, 121.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 326.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 408.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 729.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5578.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $10,605 (reported on 6.9% of returns)
Here:

$10,605
State:

$15,251
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 216.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1924.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,279 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
68008:

$8,279
State:

$8,015
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 23.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 136.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 233.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1034.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,037 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:

$2,037
State:

$2,260
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.1% for AGIs below $25k, 51.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%
Here:

96%
State:

95%
(% for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $25k, 96.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 97.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 97.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68008, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $68,120 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$68,120
State:

$60,572

Salary/wage: $54,825 (reported on 87.1% of returns)
Here:

$54,825
State:

$47,046
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.4% for AGIs below $25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 44.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,493 (reported on 38.4% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,493
Nebraska:

$1,535
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $8,744 (reported on 23.5% of returns)
Here:

$8,744
State:

$5,776
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,901 (reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:

+$14,901
State:

+$16,171
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,753 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:

+$9,753
State:

+$9,897
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,141 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
68008:

$12,141
Nebraska:

$12,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $21,667 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
68008:

$21,667
Nebraska:

$18,457

Total itemized deductions: $22,340 (19% of AGI, reported on 41.4% of returns)
Here:

$22,340
State:

$23,343

Here:

19.1% of AGI
State:

18.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 10.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,968 (reported on 35.3% of returns)
Here:

$3,968
State:

$4,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,430 (reported on 41.2% of returns)
68008:

$9,430
State:

$9,758
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,003 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:

$2,003
State:

$2,188
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.0%
Here:

57%
State:

57%
(% for various income ranges: 48.4% for AGIs below $25k, 55.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68008, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $49,056 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$49,056
State:

$44,271

Salary/wage: $44,531 (reported on 88.0% of returns)
Here:

$44,531
State:

$38,230
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.4% for AGIs below $10k, 75.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,710 (reported on 47.7% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,710
Nebraska:

$1,759
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,194 (reported on 29.2% of returns)
Here:

$2,194
State:

$2,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,560 (reported on 24.9% of returns)
Here:

+$4,560
State:

+$7,887
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,535 (reported on 14.7% of returns)
Here:

+$7,535
State:

+$7,743
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,940 (reported on 2.9% of returns)
68008:

$2,940
Nebraska:

$2,902
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $9,615 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
Here:

$9,615
Nebraska:

$12,366

Total itemized deductions: $18,701 (22% of AGI, reported on 40.6% of returns)
Here:

$18,701
State:

$18,692

Here:

21.7% of AGI
State:

21.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.2% for AGIs below $10k, 12.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,085 (3% of AGI, reported on 36.7% of returns)
Here:

$3,085
State:

$3,500

Here:

3.4% of AGI
State:

3.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,858 (reported on 77.3% of returns)
68008:

$6,858
State:

$6,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,446 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:

$1,446
State:

$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.2%
Here:

57%
State:

62%
(% for various income ranges: 45.7% for AGIs below $10k, 54.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2021:
This zip code:

$82,701
Nebraska:

$66,817
Blair, NE (68008) map Nearest zip codes: 68034, 68068, 68029, 51556, 68023, 68007.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

53.3%
Nebraska:

46.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

8.0%
Nebraska:

49.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 335
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,671


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 100 (61 now married, 38 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,605 (1,454 now married, 1,143 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 68008 with a mortgage: 2,675 (277 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 267 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 133

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,535
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $632

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:

9.2%
Whole state:

10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:

3.7%
Whole state:

5.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.2
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • 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

    Cemeteries: Cuming City Cemetery (1), Blair Cemetery (2), Pioneer Memorial Cemetery (3). 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
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 142020 or later
  • 4002010 to 2019
  • 7072000 to 2009
  • 1,0151990 to 1999
  • 4071980 to 1989
  • 9261970 to 1979
  • 3721960 to 1969
  • 2661950 to 1959
  • 961940 to 1949
  • 8581939 or earlier

Zip code 68008 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blair, NE (68008)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blair, NE (68008)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 211 bedroom
  • 8112 bedrooms
  • 1,5983 bedrooms
  • 1,1244 bedrooms
  • 4795+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blair, NE (68008)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blair, NE (68008)
  • 27no bedroom
  • 1421 bedroom
  • 5342 bedrooms
  • 2923 bedrooms
  • 304 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Blair, NE (68008) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Blair, NE (68008) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 9no vehicle
  • 9511 vehicle
  • 1,5742 vehicles
  • 1,0603 vehicles
  • 3244 vehicles
  • 1015+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Blair, NE (68008) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Blair, NE (68008) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 116no vehicle
  • 5891 vehicle
  • 2542 vehicles
  • 613 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 135+ vehicles

  • Zip code 68008 household income distribution in 2021

  • Zip code 68008 household income distribution in 2021
  • 185Less than $10,000
  • 143$10,000 to $14,999
  • 133$15,000 to $19,999
  • 213$20,000 to $24,999
  • 96$25,000 to $29,999
  • 145$30,000 to $34,999
  • 250$35,000 to $39,999
  • 175$40,000 to $44,999
  • 121$45,000 to $49,999
  • 400$50,000 to $59,999
  • 407$60,000 to $74,999
  • 630$75,000 to $99,999
  • 751$100,000 to $124,999
  • 449$125,000 to $149,999
  • 548$150,000 to $199,999
  • 376$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 68008

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 68008
  • 199$10,000 to $14,999
  • 26$15,000 to $19,999
  • 57$25,000 to $29,999
  • 14$40,000 to $49,999
  • 13$50,000 to $59,999
  • 31$60,000 to $69,999
  • 32$70,000 to $79,999
  • 43$80,000 to $89,999
  • 39$90,000 to $99,999
  • 187$100,000 to $124,999
  • 342$125,000 to $149,999
  • 394$150,000 to $174,999
  • 317$175,000 to $199,999
  • 389$200,000 to $249,999
  • 376$250,000 to $299,999
  • 531$300,000 to $399,999
  • 379$400,000 to $499,999
  • 413$500,000 to $749,999
  • 77$750,000 to $999,999
  • 23$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 68008

  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 68008
  • 28Less than $100
  • 12$100 to $149
  • 12$150 to $199
  • 101$250 to $299
  • 29$300 to $349
  • 15$350 to $399
  • 55$500 to $549
  • 34$550 to $599
  • 80$600 to $649
  • 122$650 to $699
  • 29$700 to $749
  • 58$750 to $799
  • 197$800 to $899
  • 93$1,000 to $1,249
  • 9$1,250 to $1,499
  • 10$3,000 to $3,499
  • 106No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2021: $830.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $237,991.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $226,537
  • Black or African American householders: $206,962
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $287,733

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $229,578
68008:

$229,578
Nebraska:

$204,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $159,944 - $392,800

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $232,141
Here:

$232,141
State:

$207,119

Townhouses or other attached units: $216,771
Here:

$216,771
State:

$188,881

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,189
Here:

$121,189
State:

$140,766
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 68008
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,986
  • One, attached: 88
  • Two: 43
  • 3 or 4: 163
  • 5 to 9: 186
  • 10 to 19: 217
  • 20 to 49: 109
  • 50 or more: 13
  • Mobile homes: 319

Unemployment: 3.0%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 68008

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 68008
  • 75.5%4,703Drove a car alone
  • 4.4%272Carpooled
  • 0.4%27Bus or trolley bus
  • 1.8%113Walked
  • 2.0%127Other means
  • 16.9%1,054Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68008

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68008
  • 402Less than 5 minutes
  • 1,0845 to 9 minutes
  • 69210 to 14 minutes
  • 32915 to 19 minutes
  • 58320 to 24 minutes
  • 33025 to 29 minutes
  • 64230 to 34 minutes
  • 31035 to 39 minutes
  • 31140 to 44 minutes
  • 33445 to 59 minutes
  • 6560 to 89 minutes
  • 5890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,603
  • Male householders: 2,294 (560 living alone), Female householders: 2,747 (771 living alone)
  • 3,043 spouses (3,027 opposite-sex spouses), 330 unmarried partners, (330 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,756 children (3,583 natural, 52 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 110 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 0 foster children, 32 other relatives, 91 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 234 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,729 2-persons, 549 3-persons, 756 4-persons, 340 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,331 1-person, 201 2-persons

2,671 married couples with children.
511 single-parent households (68 men, 443 women).

97.6% of residents of 68008 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 11% well, 5% not well, 9% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% very well, 8% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 121 (1.0%)
(57.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

1.0%
Whole state:

7.4%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 30%Honduras
  • 29%France
  • 12%North Macedonia (Macedonia)
  • 7%Taiwan
  • 2%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
  • 1%Sweden
Most common first ancestries reported in 68008
  • 45%German
  • 9%Danish
  • 7%Irish
  • 7%American
  • 6%English
  • 4%Norwegian
  • 2%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 102010 or later
  • 462000 to 2009
  • 361990 to 1999
  • 37Before 1990

Zip code 68008 topographic map

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

Zip code 68008 marital status for males
Zip code 68008 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 53.8%Utility gas
  • 25.1%Electricity
  • 14.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.9%Other fuel
  • 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Population in 1990: 9,059. Population change in the 1990s: +2,058 (+22.7%).

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

  • This state: 8,703
  • Northeast: 250
  • Midwest: 2,319
  • South: 457
  • West: 731

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.

91% of the 68008 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in Blair, NE (68008)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 181
Here:

12.7%
Nebraska:

12.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

0.8%
Nebraska:

12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 166
Here:

36.3%
Nebraska:

23.8%
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Class of Workers in 2021
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 106,356Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 89,851Business and financial operations occupations
  • 89,664Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • 82,519Management occupations
  • 80,184Community and social service occupations
  • 67,156Production occupations

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 contracts from 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 contracts from 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 more by 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 Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 357 people in college/university student housing
  • 155 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 23 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 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 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2012:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of reported fires - 38 took place in 2003, and the least - 0 in 2010. The data has a constant trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 68008 When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (51.4%), and Structure Fires (36.8%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 68008
    • 7451.4%Outside Fires
    • 5336.8%Structure Fires
    • 106.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 74.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 68008, Nebraska

Most common first names in zip code 68008 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John6675.8 years
Mary6183.7 years
James4672.9 years
William4578.6 years
Helen4085.0 years
George3977.4 years
Robert3974.8 years
Margaret3783.7 years
Anna3487.9 years
Dorothy2979.7 years
Most common last names in zip code 68008 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Hansen6981.7 years
Jensen6483.3 years
Johnson3981.9 years
Thompson3578.1 years
Nelson3478.0 years
Anderson3381.1 years
Larsen3183.3 years
Miller3075.5 years
Smith2780.2 years
Rasmussen2679.9 years
Businesses in zip code 68008
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1New Balance1
Burger King1Pizza Hut1
Chevrolet1RadioShack1
Dairy Queen1Subway1
Econo Lodge1Super 81
FedEx1Taco Bell1
Ford1U-Haul1
H&R Block1U.S. Cellular1
KFC1UPS1
MasterBrand Cabinets1Walgreens1
McDonald's1YMCA1
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