Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,236
| This zip code: | $44,236 | | Nebraska: | $47,085 |
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: $991
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $415
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 9.5% | | Whole state: | 11.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
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 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 68836:
- Less than $10,000: 12
- $10,000 to $14,999: 6
- $15,000 to $19,999: 4
- $20,000 to $24,999: 7
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 3
- $35,000 to $39,999: 19
- $40,000 to $49,999: 41
- $50,000 to $59,999: 29
- $60,000 to $69,999: 27
- $70,000 to $79,999: 20
- $80,000 to $89,999: 27
- $90,000 to $99,999: 33
- $100,000 to $124,999: 74
- $125,000 to $149,999: 55
- $150,000 to $174,999: 34
- $175,000 to $199,999: 26
- $200,000 to $249,999: 27
- $250,000 to $299,999: 9
- $300,000 to $399,999: 9
- $400,000 to $499,999: 7
- $500,000 to $749,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 68836:
- Less than $100: 1
- $100 to $149: 5
- $150 to $199: 7
- $200 to $249: 8
- $250 to $299: 13
- $300 to $349: 14
- $350 to $399: 20
- $400 to $449: 18
- $450 to $499: 7
- $550 to $599: 1
- $600 to $649: 3
- $650 to $699: 3
- No cash rent: 31
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $77,341.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $107,575
- Some other race householders: $77,341
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $77,341
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,199 (it was $72,400 in 2000)
| 68836: | $108,199 | | Nebraska: | $122,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,097 - $162,560
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $135,274| Here: | $135,274 | | State: | $152,590 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $77,318| Here: | $77,318 | | State: | $157,382 |
Mobile homes: $34,643| Here: | $34,643 | | State: | $29,187 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000| Here: | $45,000 | | State: | $71,559 |
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: 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:
- Germany (50%)
- India (33%)
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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White population: 1,683
Black population: 0
American Indian population: 1
Asian population: 12
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 22
Two or more races population: 12

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 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- 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
- 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)
- ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ( in ELM CREEK, NE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-100009001
Organizations: ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ELM CREEK COOP EQUITY (BOX 488 in ELM CREEK, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO (NO ADDRESS in ELM CREEK, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,961
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:
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)
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.)
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