Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,652
| This zip code: | $46,652 | | Nebraska: | $47,085 |
Nearest zip codes: 68843, 68841, 68854, 68865, 68944, 68975.
Housing units in zip code 68818 with a mortgage: 747 (41 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 488
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,044
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $427
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.6% | | Whole state: | 11.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.2 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 64
- 1995 to 1998: 176
- 1990 to 1994: 117
- 1980 to 1989: 218
- 1970 to 1979: 404
- 1960 to 1969: 259
- 1950 to 1959: 124
- 1940 to 1949: 97
- 1939 or earlier: 753
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Aurora, NE (68818): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 7
- 2 bedrooms: 270
- 3 bedrooms: 634
- 4 bedrooms: 472
- 5 or more bedrooms: 122
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 121
- 2 bedrooms: 224
- 3 bedrooms: 121
- 4 bedrooms: 56
- 5 or more bedrooms: 23
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Vehicles available in 68818 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 28
- 1 vehicle: 306
- 2 vehicles: 652
- 3 vehicles: 381
- 4 vehicles: 98
- 5 or more vehicles: 40
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 36
- 1 vehicle: 259
- 2 vehicles: 173
- 3 vehicles: 84
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 68818:
- Less than $10,000: 12
- $10,000 to $14,999: 12
- $15,000 to $19,999: 40
- $20,000 to $24,999: 20
- $25,000 to $29,999: 13
- $30,000 to $34,999: 10
- $35,000 to $39,999: 30
- $40,000 to $49,999: 34
- $50,000 to $59,999: 61
- $60,000 to $69,999: 64
- $70,000 to $79,999: 67
- $80,000 to $89,999: 101
- $90,000 to $99,999: 125
- $100,000 to $124,999: 355
- $125,000 to $149,999: 169
- $150,000 to $174,999: 114
- $175,000 to $199,999: 73
- $200,000 to $249,999: 137
- $250,000 to $299,999: 31
- $300,000 to $399,999: 15
- $400,000 to $499,999: 2
- $500,000 to $749,999: 2
- $750,000 to $999,999: 6
- $1,000,000 or more: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 68818:
- Less than $100: 5
- $100 to $149: 6
- $150 to $199: 6
- $200 to $249: 62
- $250 to $299: 59
- $300 to $349: 54
- $350 to $399: 59
- $400 to $449: 59
- $450 to $499: 21
- $500 to $549: 13
- $550 to $599: 22
- $900 to $999: 22
- No cash rent: 34
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $100,544.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,043
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,103 (it was $80,800 in 2000)
| 68818: | $113,103 | | Nebraska: | $122,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,251 - $146,625
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $131,462| Here: | $131,462 | | State: | $152,590 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $112,870| Here: | $112,870 | | State: | $157,382 |
In 2-unit structures: $124,591| Here: | $124,591 | | State: | $134,316 |
Mobile homes: $19,212| Here: | $19,212 | | State: | $29,187 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,784
- One, attached: 28
- Two: 57
- 3 or 4: 77
- 5 to 9: 100
- 10 to 19: 14
- Mobile homes: 152

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,265 (85%)
- Carpooled: 165 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Bicycle: 17 (1%)
- Walked: 60 (2%)
- Worked at home: 158 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 409
- 5 to 9 minutes: 910
- 10 to 14 minutes: 284
- 15 to 19 minutes: 199
- 20 to 24 minutes: 155
- 25 to 29 minutes: 109
- 30 to 34 minutes: 261
- 35 to 39 minutes: 43
- 40 to 44 minutes: 44
- 45 to 59 minutes: 46
- 60 to 89 minutes: 30
- 90 or more minutes: 20
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,232
- In family households: 4,649 (1,302 male householders, 229 female householders)
1,335 spouses, 1,668 children (1,551 natural, 31 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 56 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 15 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 583 (203 male householders (170 living alone)), 338 female householders (324 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 146 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 727 2-persons, 326 3-persons, 291 4-persons, 138 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 494 1-person, 45 2-persons, 2 4-persons.
1,199 married couples with children.
239 single-parent households (65 men, 174 women).
97.0% of residents of 68818 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 17% well, 14% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% very well, 39% well).
Foreign born population: 26 (0.5%)
(11.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (27%)
- Germany (23%)
- Peru (19%)
- United Kingdom (15%)
- Colombia (12%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1
- 1990 to 1994: 6
- 1985 to 1989: 7
- 1980 to 1984: 5
- 1975 to 1979: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 4
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White population: 5,267
Black population: 8
American Indian population: 5
Asian population: 18
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 27
Two or more races population: 36

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 2166 |
|  Swedish: 312 |
|  United States or American: 241 |
|  Polish: 215 |
|  Irish: 203 |
|  English: 201 |
|  Danish: 144 |
|  Czech: 135 |
|  Other groups: 123 |
|  Dutch: 85 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 81 |
|  French (except Basque): 77 |
|  Norwegian: 69 |
|  Italian: 45 |
|  Scottish: 45 |
|  Welsh: 26 |
|  European: 18 |
|  Swiss: 10 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 9 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 8 |
|  Russian: 8 |
|  Portuguese: 6 |
|  Scandinavian: 6 |
|  Austrian: 5 |
|  French Canadian: 4 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AURORA COOPERATIVE NORTH NH3 PLANT (605 12TH STREET in AURORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -062294-SM-0745, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -031197-GB-1420, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, -NED007491392, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, -0004100002, EPCRA
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Organizations: AURORA COOP ELEVATOR CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AURORA CO-OP ELEVATOR CO, AURORA COOP ASSN, AURORA COOP ELEV CO, AURORA COOP ELEV-AURORA, AURORA COOP ELEV - NORTH, AURORA COOP ELEVATOR CO, MAAHS, WILLIS, PASCHKE, BYRON
- A-1 FIBERGLASS (105 HAMILTON ST INDUSTRIAL PARK in AURORA, NE)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS; INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES
Organizations: DAN GERNSTEIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ARJO MANUFACTURING COMPANY (102 GRANT ST in AURORA, NE)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -033094-MF-1445, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -091892-DT-1010, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, -NED007285844, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, -0004100041, EPCRA
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: PLASTICS PRODUCTS; MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURAL METALWORK; SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY; SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS
Business NAICS classification: CUSTOM COMPOUNDING OF PURCHASED RESINS.
Organizations: GARY D TOURNOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, NA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BONNAVILLA HOMES (111 GRAND STREET in AURORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, EPCRA
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MOBILE HOMES
Business NAICS classification: MANUFACTURED HOME (MOBILE HOME) MANUFACTURING.
- AURORA WASTE FACILITY (1205 SOUTH R ROAD in AURORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL, LEGAL SERVICES, OPERATOR CERTIFICATION, 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; AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Organizations: GREGORY A. MEIER, SUPT / OPP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AURORA WWTF
- AURORA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1423 7TH STREET in AURORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -060697-99-0001, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
- AURORA READY MIX PLANT (1225 S O RD in AURORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
- WHEELER TRANSPORT (1514 1ST ST in AURORA, NE)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - -092194-99-0001, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -NED981697121, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, -0004100019, EPCRA
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: WHEELER TRANSPORT SERVICE
- AURORA COOPERATIVE SOUTH NH3 PLANT (315 8TH ST. in AURORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -03099-DBH-1550, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, -031792-KM-0930, -040491-GB-0910, -0004100009, EPCRA
Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
Alternative names: AURORA CO-OP ELEVATOR CO
- AIRPORT-TRAUDT-AERIAL SERVICE (1404 N HIGHWAY 14 AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT in AURORA, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - -010892-99-0005, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -0004100015, EPCRA
Alternative names: TRAUDT AERIAL SERVICE, TRAUDT (DALE) AERIAL SERVICE
- AT&T MICROWAVE TOWER (HIGHWAY 14 NORTH 4 MILES WEST 1 MILE .5 MILE N in AURORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
- FONTANELLE HYBRIDS (HIGHWAY 14 S in AURORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
- AURORA CO-OP LIQUID FEED PLANT (1204 W HIGHWAY 34 in AURORA, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -051297-JB-2020, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, -122994-NH-1000, -0004100034, EPCRA
Business SIC classification: PHOSPHATIC FERTILIZERS
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,042
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4263
- Northeast: 61
- Midwest: 500
- South: 139
- West: 296
60% of the 68818 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Nebraska.
Population in 1990: 5,954. Population change in the 1990s: -593 (-10.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
| Here: | 4.3% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 1.8% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
| Here: | 10.3% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- PRAIRIE PLAINS RESOURCE INSTIT (1307 L ST in AURORA, NE): $25,504 in 2 contracts in 2004
$12,752 with Army for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 2004-01-30. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$12,752 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 2004-01-30. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
- INTERNATIONAL SENSOR SYSTEM IN (103 GRANT ST , BUSINESS PA in AURORA, NE; small business)
$14,181 with Defense Logistics Agency for Electrical and Electronic assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware. Signed on 2006-05-04. Completion date: 2006-08-12.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (100-249: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 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.)
143 people in nursing homes
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
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