68784 Zip Code (Wakefield, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 1,973
Zip code population in 2010: 2,104
Zip code population in 2000: 2,256

Houses and condos: 797
Renter-occupied apartments: 178
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 68784: 74.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 104.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,578 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,625 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 68784:

• High school or higher: 80.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68784:

• Never married: 22.6%
• Now married: 61.5%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 9.4%
• Divorced: 5.9%

• 
• • 1,51271.9%White
  • 55926.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 110.5%Two or more races
  • 70.3%American Indian
  • 70.3%Asian
  • 40.2%Black
  • 20.10%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 20.10%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68784, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,587 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,587
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $35,840 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$35,840
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.7% for AGIs below $25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 34.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $913 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$913
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,200 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,269 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,269
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,057 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,057
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,227 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

68784:	$6,227
Nebraska:	$12,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,557 (18% of AGI, reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$18,557
State:	$23,343

Here:	18.1% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,300 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,300
State:	$4,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,214 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

68784:	$7,214
State:	$9,758

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,413 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,413
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 85.9%

Here:	86%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 81.6% for AGIs below $25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68784, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,176 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,176
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $30,040 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$30,040
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.2% for AGIs below $10k, 81.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,275 (reported on 44.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,275
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,147 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,147
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$911 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$911
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,879 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,879
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$5,958 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,958
State:	-$1,077

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.5% for AGIs below $10k, -2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,857 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

68784:	$2,857
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $15,497 (26% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,497
State:	$18,692

Here:	26.0% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.5% for AGIs below $10k, 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,541 (4% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,541
State:	$3,500

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,857 (reported on 69.6% of returns)

68784:	$3,857
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,628 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,628
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.3%

Here:	80%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 69.0% for AGIs below $10k, 81.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68728, 68787, 68733, 68710, 68047, 68062.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 7
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 736

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 25 (25 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 396 (279 now married, 113 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68784 with a mortgage: 279 (6 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 281

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,068
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $468

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 68784 household income distribution in 2019

• 30$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$15,000 to $19,999
• 69$20,000 to $24,999
• 33$25,000 to $29,999
• 47$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $44,999
• 29$45,000 to $49,999
• 38$50,000 to $59,999
• 108$60,000 to $74,999
• 226$75,000 to $99,999
• 35$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 68784

• 2Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 20$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 52$60,000 to $69,999
• 44$70,000 to $79,999
• 43$80,000 to $89,999
• 33$90,000 to $99,999
• 106$100,000 to $124,999
• 32$125,000 to $149,999
• 70$150,000 to $174,999
• 13$175,000 to $199,999
• 34$200,000 to $249,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 68784

• 27$300 to $349
• 12$350 to $399
• 29$400 to $449
• 14$450 to $499
• 19$500 to $549
• 15$600 to $649
• 17$650 to $699
• 15$750 to $799
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $760.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,514
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $111,077
• Asian householders: $93,988
• Some other race householders: $89,716
• Two or more races householders: $162,343
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $92,621

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $114,666 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,081 - $157,993

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $112,995

Here:	$112,995
State:	$210,948

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 723
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 39
• 20 to 49: 13
• Mobile homes: 10

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68784

• 76.0%782Drove a car alone
• 7.4%76Carpooled
• 13.1%135Walked
• 2.8%29Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68784

• 211Less than 5 minutes
• 3375 to 9 minutes
• 9310 to 14 minutes
• 8915 to 19 minutes
• 9820 to 24 minutes
• 1825 to 29 minutes
• 7030 to 34 minutes
• 2535 to 39 minutes
• 1240 to 44 minutes
• 2845 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 32.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,973

• Male householders: 453 (81 living alone), Female householders: 284 (118 living alone)

• 468 spouses (468 opposite-sex spouses), 46 unmarried partners, (46 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 616 children (578 natural, 25 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 39 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 38 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 227 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 54 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 199 1-person, 12 2-persons, 10 6-persons

454 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (46 men, 20 women).

68.6% of residents of 68784 zip code speak English at home.
30.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% very well, 25% well, 34% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• M G WALDBAUM COMPANY (105 NORTH MAIN STREET in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1999-0083, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-07-2004-0179,
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL, LEGAL SERVICES, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, -022195-JB-0930, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, -051297-SM-1015, -061896-JB-1050, -061997-NH-1500, -NE0000368555, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, -0002600018, EPCRA, -68784MLTNG105NO, TRI REPORTER, -, UIC, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: CHICKEN EGGS; POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING
  Organizations: PALUL SAUNDERS, GEN MGR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: MG WALDBAUM COMPANY

• M G WALDBAUM COMPANY BIG RED FARMS (HIGHWAY 35 NORTH in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL, OPERATOR CERTIFICATION, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, EPCRA, -68784MGWLDHWY35, TRI REPORTER, -, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  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: CHICKEN EGGS; POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FOOD MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: PAUL SAUNDERS (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , GREG VACHA, MAINTENANCE SUPER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MICHAEL FOODS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MG WALDBAUM CO

• WAKEFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT (HIGHWAY 35 N in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: FLOYD T. PICKINPAUGH, OPER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: WAKEFIELD WWTF

• WAKEFIELD CLEANERS (320 MAIN ST in WAKEFIELD, 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
  

• WAKEFIELD MUNICIPAL POWER (301 OAK STREET WAKEFIELD LIGHT AND WATER DEPT in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Alternative names: WAKEFIELD MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT

• WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL (8TH& HIGHLAND in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - -120899-99-0008, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
  

• WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (802 HIGHLAND in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-900560002
  Organizations: WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ( in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-900560001
  Organizations: WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• WAKEFIELD LANDFILL (NO ADDRESS in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
  

• BROWER CONSTRUCTION CO PLANT 5 (.4 MI N HWYS 35 & 9 1 1/2 N in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• ANDERSON LUMBER COMPANY (205 MAIN STREET in WAKEFIELD, NE)

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

• BIG RED FARMS (58535 HIGHWAY 35 in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  

• MICHAEL FOODS EGG PRODUCTION (105 NORTH MAIN STREET in WAKEFIELD, NE)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FOOD MANUFACTURING.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.3%

Population in 1990: 1,858. Population change in the 1990s: +398 (+21.4%).

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

• This state: 963
• Northeast: 28
• Midwest: 446
• South: 58
• West: 65

63% of the 68784 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

86% of the 68784 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, 59% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% 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): 16 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68784 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Carl	17	82.2 years
Helen	17	83.6 years
John	15	80.7 years
Anna	11	87.7 years
William	11	83.9 years
Mabel	11	90.9 years
Harry	11	79.0 years
Harold	10	75.4 years
Martha	10	82.7 years
Ruth	10	89.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 68784 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	34	80.6 years
Anderson	30	83.6 years
Carlson	20	83.8 years
Nelson	19	84.7 years
Meyer	11	82.0 years
Lundahl	11	91.4 years
Ring	10	82.5 years
Pearson	10	83.4 years
Olson	10	75.3 years
Gustafson	9	73.8 years