68318 Zip Code (Blue Springs, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 402
Zip code population in 2010: 526
Zip code population in 2000: 585

Houses and condos: 241
Renter-occupied apartments: 41
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68318: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 47.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 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: $1,223 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $875 (1.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 68318:

• High school or higher: 83.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68318:

• Never married: 22.5%
• Now married: 63.3%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 9.0%
• Divorced: 4.4%

• 
• • 40199.8%White
  • 10.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68318, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,673 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,673
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $38,789 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$38,789
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1314.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2968.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14365.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $233 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$233
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 35.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,450 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,167 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,167
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,100 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,100
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,075 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,075
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 166.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.5%

Here:	95%
State:	95%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68318, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,512 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,512
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $31,735 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$31,735
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.9% for AGIs below $25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
Nebraska:	$1,535

Ordinary dividends: $933 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$933
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,033 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,033
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$100 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$100
State:	+$9,897

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,900 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

68318:	$7,900
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $15,425 (24% of AGI, reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$15,425
State:	$23,343

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,567 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,567
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $4,975 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

68318:	$4,975
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $2,080 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,080
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68318, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,035 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,035
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $26,195 (reported on 84.3% of returns)

Here:	$26,195
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.6% for AGIs below $10k, 78.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 114.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $619 (reported on 38.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$619
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $792 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$792
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,214 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,214
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$105 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	+$105
State:	+$7,743

Total itemized deductions: $14,000 (24% of AGI, reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,000
State:	$18,692

Here:	24.1% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,696 (3% of AGI, reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,696
State:	$3,500

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $2,903 (reported on 69.0% of returns)

68318:	$2,903
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,839 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,839
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.4%

Here:	69%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 64.4% for AGIs below $10k, 69.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 68466, 68309, 68310, 68458, 68381, 68357.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 18
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 152

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 51 (43 now married, 8 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68318 with a mortgage: 43 (9 second mortgage, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $983
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $406

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

• Zip code 68318 household income distribution in 2022

• 8Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 9$45,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 22$60,000 to $74,999
• 39$75,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68318

• 20Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$80,000 to $89,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999
• 8$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68318

• 1$400 to $449
• 2$550 to $599
• 32$800 to $899
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,105.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $57,284
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $57,284
• Two or more races householders: $36,825

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $72,342 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $26,160 - $135,054

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $97,480

Here:	$97,480
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $53,138

Here:	$53,138
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 221
• Mobile homes: 15

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68318

• 78.0%97Drove a car alone
• 8.8%11Carpooled
• 0.8%1Other means
• 11.3%14Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68318

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 105 to 9 minutes
• 110 to 14 minutes
• 1515 to 19 minutes
• 2220 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 1930 to 34 minutes
• 1960 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 402

• Male householders: 88 (26 living alone), Female householders: 83 (30 living alone)

• 87 spouses (87 opposite-sex spouses), 2 unmarried partners, (2 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 133 children (132 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 2 2-persons

87 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (11 men).

100.5% of residents of 68318 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FARMERS UNION CO-OP COMPANY (600 W BROAD in BLUE SPRINGS, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: FARMERS UNIO COOP, FARMERS UNION COOP CO-BLUE SPRINGS, FRMRS UNION COOP - BLUE SPRINGS

• BLUE SPRINGS BURN SITE (N SAUNDERS ST in BLUE SPRINGS, NE)

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

• BLUE SPRINGS WASTEWATER TRTMNT (RIVER ST in BLUE SPRINGS, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: BLUE SPRINGS WASTEWATER TMT, BLUE SPRINGS WASTEWATER TREAT

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 18.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.5%

Population in 1990: 504. Population change in the 1990s: +81 (+16.1%).

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

• This state: 237
• Northeast: 6
• Midwest: 136
• South: 6
• West: 8

66% of the 68318 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

100% of the 68318 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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:

• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Cemeteries and Crematories (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68318 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mabel	6	82.0 years
Carl	5	77.4 years
Mary	5	80.2 years
Alfred	5	74.1 years
Clarence	5	70.8 years
James	4	73.0 years
Clara	4	81.5 years
William	4	82.2 years
John	4	71.9 years
Arthur	4	85.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68318 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Linsenmeyer	7	85.6 years
Hagood	6	75.7 years
Lewis	4	71.5 years
Martin	4	84.0 years
Mathews	4	74.2 years
Snyder	4	76.5 years
Pyle	4	75.7 years
Retchless	4	68.7 years
Lytle	3	67.0 years
Feit	3	69.6 years