Median household income (1999): $36,875
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,196
| This zip code | $41,196 | | Nebraska: | $43,849 |
Nearest zip codes: 68861, 68863, 68812, 68940, 68958, 68870.
Housing units in zip code 68836 with a mortgage: 194 (13 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 145
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $740
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $288
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.3% | | Whole state: | 9.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 10
- 1995 to 1998: 64
- 1990 to 1994: 19
- 1980 to 1989: 73
- 1970 to 1979: 122
- 1960 to 1969: 52
- 1950 to 1959: 65
- 1940 to 1949: 68
- 1939 or earlier: 224
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elm Creek, NE (68836):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 8
- 2 bedrooms: 127
- 3 bedrooms: 249
- 4 bedrooms: 67
- 5 or more bedrooms: 38
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 31
- 2 bedrooms: 53
- 3 bedrooms: 67
- 4 bedrooms: 22
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 68836 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 6
- 1 vehicle: 102
- 2 vehicles: 184
- 3 vehicles: 122
- 4 vehicles: 50
- 5 or more vehicles: 25
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 6
- 1 vehicle: 52
- 2 vehicles: 70
- 3 vehicles: 31
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 68836:
- Less than $10,000: 4
- $15,000 to $19,999: 3
- $20,000 to $24,999: 2
- $25,000 to $29,999: 22
- $30,000 to $34,999: 16
- $35,000 to $39,999: 12
- $40,000 to $49,999: 29
- $50,000 to $59,999: 19
- $60,000 to $69,999: 40
- $70,000 to $79,999: 36
- $80,000 to $89,999: 31
- $90,000 to $99,999: 32
- $100,000 to $124,999: 38
- $125,000 to $149,999: 33
- $150,000 to $174,999: 4
- $175,000 to $199,999: 7
- $200,000 to $249,999: 4
- $250,000 to $299,999: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 68836:
- Less than $100: 2
- $100 to $149: 12
- $150 to $199: 10
- $200 to $249: 11
- $250 to $299: 19
- $300 to $349: 20
- $350 to $399: 25
- $400 to $449: 20
- $450 to $499: 8
- $550 to $599: 1
- $600 to $649: 2
- $650 to $699: 2
- No cash rent: 22
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,652
- Some other race householders: $71,645
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $71,645
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 575
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 8
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 10
- 10 to 19: 10
- Mobile homes: 84
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 709 (78%)
- Carpooled: 101 (11%)
- Walked: 23 (3%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 73 (8%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 72
- 5 to 9 minutes: 94
- 10 to 14 minutes: 74
- 15 to 19 minutes: 73
- 20 to 24 minutes: 194
- 25 to 29 minutes: 74
- 30 to 34 minutes: 177
- 35 to 39 minutes: 8
- 40 to 44 minutes: 8
- 45 to 59 minutes: 20
- 60 to 89 minutes: 11
- 90 or more minutes: 34
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,705
- In family households: 1,483 (416 male householders, 62 female householders)
399 spouses, 566 children (524 natural, 10 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 6 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 222 (103 male householders (86 living alone)), 95 female householders (91 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 217 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 177 1-person, 16 2-persons, 5 3-persons.
425 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (18 men, 46 women).
98.0% of residents of 68836 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 46% well, 15% not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 18% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 6 (0.3%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.3% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (50%)
- India (33%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 3
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 3
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 550
- Swedish: 161
- United States or American: 123
- English: 108
- Irish: 104
- Other groups: 68
- Danish: 35
- Polish: 31
- Czech: 26
- Norwegian: 22
- Dutch: 16
- French (except Basque): 15
- Scotch-Irish: 11
- Welsh: 8
- Ukrainian: 6
- Scandinavian: 5
- British: 4
- Scottish: 4
- French Canadian: 3
- Italian: 3
- Canadian: 2
- Swiss: 2

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- RUSTY'S FERTILIZER COMPANY INCORPORATED (74697 US HIGHWAY 183 in ELM CREEK, NE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2005-0206, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-,
FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2005-0206, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - LEGAL SERVICES, EPCRA
- PAULSEN INCORPORATED (SOUTH HIGHWAY 183 KA-50 ASPHALT PORTABLE PLANT in ELM CREEK, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Alternative names: PAULSEN INC ELM CREEK PIT, PAULSEN BLDG - KA-50
- AGREX INCORPORATED (4270 TURKEY CREEK ROAD in ELM CREEK, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - EPCRA, AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
- ELM CREEK WASTEWATER TREAT (.75 MI S OF MILL ST & CLARK AVE INTERSECTION in ELM CREEK, NE)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - OPERATOR CERTIFICATION, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: HARLAN L SIMMERMAN, UTIL SUPT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ELM CREEK WWTF
- AGRI COOP ELM CREEK ANHYDROUS AMMONIA (WEST HWY 30 AT EASY STREET in ELM CREEK, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -081192-JB-1123, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -AP4470, -0001000147, EPCRA
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Alternative names: AGRI CO-OP, SOUTH CENTRAL COOP-ELM CREEK
- AT&T COMPANY LONG LINES (3.5 MILES WEST HWY 30 3 MILES NORTH GRAVEL ROAD in ELM CREEK, NE)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - LEAKING STORAGE TANK, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO LONG LINES
- CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS INC (HIGHWAY 30 W in OVERTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
- ELM CREEK PUMPING STATION (HIGHWAY 183 in ELM CREEK, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: REFINED PETROLEUM PIPELINES
Alternative names: KANEB PIPELINE-HOLDREGE
- O'CONNELL GRAIN INCORPORATED (HIGHWAY 30 in ELM CREEK, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
- OVERTON GRAIN CO (HIGHWAY 30 W in OVERTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
- WESTERN ALFALFA (HIGHWAY 30 WEST in ELM CREEK, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, EPCRA
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Alternative names: WESTERN ALFALFA DIV OF CBI
- ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (230 CALKINS ST in ELM CREEK, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - LEAKING STORAGE TANK
Alternative names: ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in ELM CREEK, NE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-100009002
Organizations: ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500


Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1421
- Northeast: 26
- Midwest: 127
- South: 36
- West: 87
60% of the 68836 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, 72% lived in Nebraska.
Population in 1990: 1,256. Population change in the 1990s: +474 (+37.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 2.1% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 7.3% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (10-19: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (5-9: 1)
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