Housing units in zip code 68434 with a mortgage: 1,573 (198 second mortgage, 336 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 902
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,212
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $447
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
7.4%
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 68434: Briggs Feed Yard (A), Seward Country Club (B), Blue Valley Cooperative Elevator (C), Seward (D), Blue Valley Campground (E), Issac Walton Cabin (F), Seward County Fairgrounds (G), Blue Valley Cooperative Elevator (H), Tamora (I), Goehner Rest Area (J), Goehner Volunteer Fire Department (K), Tamora Volunteer Fire Department (L), Seward County Courthouse (M), Presidents House (N), 158 Guest House (O), 920 Guest House (P), David Hall (Q), Timothy Hall (R), Philip Hall (S), Esther Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 68434 include: Faith Lutheran Church (A), Friedens United Church of Christ (B), Grace Lutheran Church (C), Faith in Christ Fellowship (D), Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church (E), Saint Andrews Episcopal Church (F), Calvary Baptist Church (G), Church of Christ (H), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Anderson Cemetery (1), Old Salem Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3), Seward Cemetery (4), Garland South Cemetery (5), Perry Mound Cemetery (6), Germantown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Wehr-Ahlschwede Reservoir (A), Richters Reservoir (B), Skolnik Reservoir (C), Rolfsmeier Reservoir (D), Rolfsmeier Reservoir Number 1 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Shadley Vale Creek (A), Lone Tree Creek (B), Lincoln Creek (C), Plum Creek (D), North Branch Crooked Creek (E), Big Weedy Creek (F), Cottonwood Creek (G), Coon Creek (H), Clark Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 68434 include: Bur Oak State Wildlife Management Area (1), Plum Creek Park (2), Karol Kay Park (3), Centennial Park (4), Seward City Park (5), Fairground Park Arboretum (6), Open Book Sculpture (7), Creation Sculpture (8), Son of Man Be Free Sculpture (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 174
2000 to 2004: 241
1990 to 1999: 567
1980 to 1989: 278
1970 to 1979: 692
1960 to 1969: 554
1950 to 1959: 214
1940 to 1949: 217
1939 or earlier: 842
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 68434:
Less than $10,000: 31
$10,000 to $14,999: 12
$15,000 to $19,999: 36
$20,000 to $24,999: 326
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 71
$50,000 to $59,999: 65
$60,000 to $69,999: 73
$70,000 to $79,999: 128
$80,000 to $89,999: 115
$90,000 to $99,999: 132
$100,000 to $124,999: 446
$125,000 to $149,999: 479
$150,000 to $174,999: 297
$175,000 to $199,999: 240
$200,000 to $249,999: 211
$250,000 to $299,999: 72
$300,000 to $399,999: 82
$400,000 to $499,999: 130
$500,000 to $749,999: 28
$750,000 to $999,999: 27
$1,000,000 or more: 20
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 68434:
Less than $100: 342
$100 to $149: 2,242
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 116
$250 to $299: 127
$300 to $349: 127
$350 to $399: 217
$400 to $449: 124
$450 to $499: 159
$500 to $549: 111
$550 to $599: 535
$600 to $649: 7
$650 to $699: 37
$700 to $749: 17
$800 to $899: 1,054
$900 to $999: 456
$1,000 to $1,249: 68
$1,500 to $1,999: 8,970
$2,000 or more: 2,803
No cash rent: 131
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $127,693
Black or African American householders: $105,567
Asian householders: $249,922
Two or more races householders: $149,953
Hispanic or Latino householders: $126,627
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $129,426
68434:
$129,426
Nebraska:
$126,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,495 - $178,719
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $163,903
Here:
$163,903
State:
$150,859
Townhouses or other attached units: $150,233
Here:
$150,233
State:
$154,353
In 2-unit structures: $176,000
Here:
$176,000
State:
$111,651
Mobile homes: $47,521
Here:
$47,521
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: 2,720
One, attached: 212
Two: 388
3 or 4: 910
5 to 9: 860
10 to 19: 629
20 to 49: 2,024
50 or more: 464
Mobile homes: 93
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 3,548 (74%)
Carpooled: 479 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 42 (1%)
Bicycle: 558 (12%)
Walked: 276 (6%)
Other means: 64 (1%)
Worked at home: 318 (7%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 784
5 to 9 minutes: 1,143
10 to 14 minutes: 658
15 to 19 minutes: 330
20 to 24 minutes: 292
25 to 29 minutes: 245
30 to 34 minutes: 457
35 to 39 minutes: 230
40 to 44 minutes: 253
45 to 59 minutes: 190
60 to 89 minutes: 51
90 or more minutes: 35
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.2%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,338
In family households: 6,285 (1,773 male householders, 242 female householders)
1,792 spouses, 2,275 children (2,004 natural, 146 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 39 other relatives, 69 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,053 (389 male householders (301 living alone)), 520 female householders (493 living alone)), 144 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 878 (130 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,239 2-persons, 459 3-persons, 486 4-persons, 205 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons
1,664 married couples with children.
329 single-parent households (189 men, 140 women).
96.5% of residents of 68434 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% very well, 32% well, 15% not well).
64.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (28% very well, 61% well, 11% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 26 (0.3%) (93.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.3%
Whole state:
6.1%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (19%)
Germany (17%)
Canada (12%)
Korea (10%)
Japan (8%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (6%)
Other Eastern Africa (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 11
1990 to 1999: 31
1980 to 1989: 0
Before 1980: 8
Races in zip code 68434:
White population: 8,760 Black population: 477 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 9 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2,100 Some other race population: 208 Two or more races population: 99 Hispanic or Latino population: 180
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BLUE VALLEY COOP (RR 2 in SEWARD, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (800 NORTH COLUMBIA AVENUE in SEWARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -051893-99-0001, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -AP2728, -NE0000604207, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS Organizations: JOHN TOWNSEND, DIR BLDG & GRND (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LUTHERAN CHURCK - MISSOURI SNYOD (CONTACT/OWNER)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCORPORATED (300 N COLUMBIA AVE in SEWARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION TAMORA PLANT (465 SOUTH RAILROAD STREET in TAMORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, -081894-NM-1134, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -AP5304, -96S028, ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT, -0008000016, EPCRA Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS Alternative names: BLUE VALLEY COOP-TAMORA, UNITED FARMERS CO-OP
GERHOLD CONCRETE CO SEWARD PLANT (548 S 6TH ST PO BOX 219 in SEWARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, EPCRA TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE Alternative names: GERHOLD CONCRETE CO. INC., LYMAN-RICHEY CORP
AT&T MICROWAVE TOWER (FROM SEWARD 8 MILES WEST ON HWY 34& 2.5 MI NORTH in TAMORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
BRIGGS FEEDYARD INCORPORATED (3044 ALVO RD in SEWARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
BRUCE TOOVEY TRUCKING (E HWY 34 in SEWARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA Business SIC classification: LOCAL TRUCKING WITHOUT STORAGE
CITY CLEANERS (141 N 5TH ST in SEWARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GARMENT PRESSING, AND AGENTS FOR LAUNDRIES AND DRYCLEANERS; DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (1351 SEWARD STREET in SEWARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE Alternative names: FARMERS CO-OP ASSN
GENES MOTOR SPORTS (HIGHWAY 34 in SEWARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGER CAR BODIES
MERLE'S GARDEN CENTER (1143 ELM STREET in SEWARD, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Alternative names: GRAVES, EARL R
CHUCK KUHNEL AND ROBYN KUHNEL PROPERTY (508-514 N 6TH STREET, APT 1 in SEWARD, NE)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (45%)
Electricity (23%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (5%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Population in 1990: 7,082. Population change in the 1990s: +1,059 (+15.0%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,904
Northeast: 91
Midwest: 1,291
South: 315
West: 387
52% of the 68434 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% 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): 371
Here:
34.0%
Nebraska:
14.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49
Here:
8.2%
Nebraska:
10.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,818
Here:
87.1%
Nebraska:
21.0%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
ODONNELL MANUFACTURING (540 SOUTH 2ND STREET in SEWARD, NE; small business) : $430,870 in 6 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Vehicular Furniture and Accessories by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $343,371; 2004: $0; 2005: $47,544; 2006: $39,955.
Biggest contracts:
$343,371 with Defense Logistics Agency for Vehicular Furniture and Accessories. Signed on 2003-12-10. Completion date: 2004-09-10.
$39,955, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-12. Completion date: 2006-05-12.
$39,925, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-28. Completion date: 2006-02-25.
$7,619, same as above.Signed on 2005-02-28. Completion date: 2005-04-26.
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (800 N COLUMBIA AVE in SEWARD, NE) : $8,250 in 2 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$4,500 with Army for Education Services. Signed on 2006-02-08. Completion date: 2006-02-08.
$3,750, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-01. Completion date: 2005-09-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
Information: Directory and Mailing List Publishers (250-499: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 5)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)