Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,950
| This zip code: | $45,950 | | Nebraska: | $47,085 |
Nearest zip codes: 68937, 68976, 68863, 69130, 68834, 68927.
Housing units in zip code 68850 with a mortgage: 1,324 (95 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 697
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $927
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $405
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.8% | | Whole state: | 11.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 68850: Mastens Camper Haven (A), Josselyn (B), Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 68850 include: Evangelical Free Church (A), Saint Peters Episcopal Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), First Christian Church (D), First Presbyterian Church (E), First United Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Hope Cemetery (1), Greenwood Cemetery (2), Robb Cemetery (3), Evergreen Cemetery (4), Saint Anns Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Clouatre Reservoir (A), Phillippi Reservoir (B), Spring Creek Reservoir 11-A (C), Philips Lake (D), Peden Reservoir Number 1 (E), Peden Reservoir Number 2 (F), Dawson Company Road Dam Reservoir Number 3 (G), Dawson Company Road Dam Reservoir Number 4 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in zip code 68850: Dogwood State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Lexington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 19
- 1995 to 1998: 105
- 1990 to 1994: 188
- 1980 to 1989: 466
- 1970 to 1979: 918
- 1960 to 1969: 513
- 1950 to 1959: 553
- 1940 to 1949: 397
- 1939 or earlier: 912
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lexington, NE (68850): |
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- no bedroom: 14
- 1 bedrooms: 117
- 2 bedrooms: 579
- 3 bedrooms: 1,084
- 4 bedrooms: 522
- 5 or more bedrooms: 133
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 353
- 2 bedrooms: 577
- 3 bedrooms: 321
- 4 bedrooms: 83
- 5 or more bedrooms: 15
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Vehicles available in 68850 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 49
- 1 vehicle: 555
- 2 vehicles: 1,009
- 3 vehicles: 543
- 4 vehicles: 240
- 5 or more vehicles: 53
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 176
- 1 vehicle: 560
- 2 vehicles: 463
- 3 vehicles: 112
- 4 vehicles: 26
- 5 or more vehicles: 12
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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 68850:
- Less than $10,000: 73
- $10,000 to $14,999: 36
- $15,000 to $19,999: 35
- $20,000 to $24,999: 18
- $25,000 to $29,999: 13
- $30,000 to $34,999: 14
- $35,000 to $39,999: 50
- $40,000 to $49,999: 133
- $50,000 to $59,999: 164
- $60,000 to $69,999: 170
- $70,000 to $79,999: 262
- $80,000 to $89,999: 250
- $90,000 to $99,999: 226
- $100,000 to $124,999: 447
- $125,000 to $149,999: 198
- $150,000 to $174,999: 88
- $175,000 to $199,999: 81
- $200,000 to $249,999: 105
- $250,000 to $299,999: 68
- $300,000 to $399,999: 26
- $400,000 to $499,999: 4
- $500,000 to $749,999: 1
- $1,000,000 or more: 13
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 68850:
- Less than $100: 31
- $100 to $149: 27
- $150 to $199: 9
- $200 to $249: 42
- $250 to $299: 79
- $300 to $349: 197
- $350 to $399: 263
- $400 to $449: 175
- $450 to $499: 60
- $500 to $549: 8
- $600 to $649: 21
- $650 to $699: 16
- $1,000 to $1,249: 90
- $1,250 to $1,499: 20
- No cash rent: 107
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $112,497.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $96,747
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $27,561
- Asian householders: $105,466
- Some other race householders: $80,857
- Two or more races householders: $84,372
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $78,888
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,921 (it was $64,600 in 2000)
| 68850: | $89,921 | | Nebraska: | $122,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,080 - $113,100
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $107,263| Here: | $107,263 | | State: | $152,590 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $56,919| Here: | $56,919 | | State: | $157,382 |
In 2-unit structures: $150,271| Here: | $150,271 | | State: | $134,316 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $136,673| Here: | $136,673 | | State: | $103,899 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $760,469| Here: | $760,469 | | State: | $181,921 |
Mobile homes: $12,531| Here: | $12,531 | | 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: 2,994
- One, attached: 70
- Two: 107
- 3 or 4: 140
- 5 to 9: 146
- 10 to 19: 109
- 20 to 49: 85
- 50 or more: 31
- Mobile homes: 389

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,431 (68%)
- Carpooled: 1,152 (23%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
- Bicycle: 39 (1%)
- Walked: 94 (2%)
- Other means: 130 (3%)
- Worked at home: 171 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 373
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1787
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1337
- 15 to 19 minutes: 490
- 20 to 24 minutes: 398
- 25 to 29 minutes: 66
- 30 to 34 minutes: 154
- 35 to 39 minutes: 9
- 40 to 44 minutes: 46
- 45 to 59 minutes: 97
- 60 to 89 minutes: 54
- 90 or more minutes: 42
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 11,703
- In family households: 10,350 (2,326 male householders, 464 female householders)
2,273 spouses, 4,020 children (3,624 natural, 127 adopted, 269 stepchildren), 210 grandchildren, 232 brothers or sisters, 109 parents, 357 other relatives, 359 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,353 (501 male householders (354 living alone)), 513 female householders (469 living alone)), 339 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 278 (140 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 986 2-persons, 494 3-persons, 543 4-persons, 356 5-persons, 216 6-persons, 195 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 823 1-person, 120 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
2,733 married couples with children.
674 single-parent households (234 men, 440 women).
58.9% of residents of 68850 zip code speak English at home.
39.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% very well, 16% well, 27% not well, 26% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 16% not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (8% very well, 37% well, 55% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 3,571 (29.8%)
(23.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 29.8% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (62%)
- Guatemala (23%)
- El Salvador (10%)
- Vietnam (1%)
- Philippines (1%)
- Nicaragua (0%)
- Honduras (0%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,342
- 1990 to 1994: 909
- 1985 to 1989: 708
- 1980 to 1984: 332
- 1975 to 1979: 136
- 1970 to 1974: 58
- 1970 to 1974: 33
- 1965 to 1969: 53
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White population: 8,152
Black population: 50
American Indian population: 123
Asian population: 131
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 3,258
Two or more races population: 254

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 5074 |
|  German: 2165 |
|  English: 539 |
|  Irish: 472 |
|  United States or American: 349 |
|  Swedish: 163 |
|  Danish: 140 |
|  Czech: 138 |
|  Polish: 111 |
|  Dutch: 85 |
|  Italian: 69 |
|  Scottish: 69 |
|  Norwegian: 62 |
|  French (except Basque): 54 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 46 |
|  European: 40 |
|  Greek: 21 |
|  Arab:: 18 |
|  Lebanese: 18 |
|  Northern European: 14 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 13 |
|  Russian: 13 |
|  Welsh: 13 |
|  Yugoslavian: 12 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 10 |
|  Ghanian: 10 |
|  Belgian: 7 |
|  Serbian: 6 |
|  Luxemburger: 5 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 2 |
|  British: 1 |

Public primary/middle school in zip code 68850 not listed on the city page:- LEXINGTON CHILD DEVELOP CENTER (Students: 6; Grades: PK - PK)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (75481 ROAD 435 in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
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: FARM AND GARDEN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
- WESTERN ALFALFA (JCT HIGHWAY 30 AND ADAMS STREET in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
- WALMART STORES INC (115 S BRIDGE ST in LEXINGTON, NE)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WALMART STORES, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WAL MART
- VILLAGE LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANERS (405 E. PACIFIC in LEXINGTON, NE)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: PAUL GIVENS AND DAVE MOWERY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DAWSON COUNTY FEED PRODUCTS (JCT ADAMS ST & PACIFIC AVE in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -10309-KAM-1500, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -NEG080060, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, -NEG990060,
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
- 4 PLUS CATTLE FEEDERS (43125 ROAD 758 in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
- WALKING C CATTLE COMPANY (1408 W PROSPECT RD in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
- CRAWFORD CATTLE COMPANY (201 S WASHINGTON ST in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Alternative names: CRAWFORD GRAIN INC
- DAWSON FEEDERS INCORPORATED (43751 ROAD 758 in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
- DE BRUCE GRAIN COMPANY (HIGHWAY 30 EAST in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -04060-DWT-1000, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
- BIEHL CATTLE COMPANY SOUTHEAST (75602 ROAD 438 in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
- FARMERS CO OP DEHY (NORTH TAFT in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
- VALLEY PAINT & BODY (E PROSPECT RD in LEXINGTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, UIC
Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 68850
- The Rosewood Inn, I-80 & Hwy 283, Lexington, NE 68850, Phone: (308) 324-5601, Fax: (308) 324-4284
- Super 8 Motel, RR 2 Box 149u, Lexington, NE 68850, Phone: (308) 324-7434
- Comfort Inn, 2810 Plum Creek Pkwy, Lexington, NE 68850, Phone: (308) 324-3747, Fax: (308) 324-2590
- Holiday Inn Express, 2605 Plum CRK Pkwy, Lexington, NE 68850, Phone: (Inv) lid Input
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 68850
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,348
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (59%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5960
- Northeast: 78
- Midwest: 934
- South: 408
- West: 966
51% of the 68850 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, 31% lived in Nebraska.
Population in 1990: 8,970. Population change in the 1990s: +3,000 (+33.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 0.2% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
| Here: | 1.3% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33
| Here: | 16.7% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- EILERS MACHINE & WELDING, INC (600 EAST COMMERCE RD in LEXINGTON, NE; small business): $22,444,086 in 837 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Hardware, Commercial, Vehicular Furniture and Accessories, Electrical Hardware and Supplies, Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $1,812,995; 2001: $1,650,769; 2002: $880,242; 2003: $1,910,735; 2004: $5,098,524; 2005: $6,019,381; 2006: $4,897,748.
Biggest contracts:
$629,640 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2006-07-11.
$470,800, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-07. Completion date: 2006-04-08.
$470,800, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-11. Completion date: 2007-04-17.
$407,242, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-15. Completion date: 2005-02-11.
- PROMAC, INC (709 W VINE ST in LEXINGTON, NE; small business): $413,665 in 23 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components, Miscellaneous Vehicular Components, Hardware, Commercial, Vehicular Furniture and Accessories, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Army Signed by year: 2000: $99,949; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $74,211; 2004: $109,001; 2005: $97,846; 2006: $32,658.
Biggest contracts:
$99,949 with Defense Logistics Agency for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components. Signed on 2000-10-28. Completion date: 2001-08-17.
$80,392 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Signed on 2004-01-10. Completion date: 2004-06-14.
$40,384 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2005-05-24. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$35,335 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Signed on 2003-12-05. Completion date: 2004-04-03.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 5 establishments, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 2, 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.)
People in group quarters
- 122 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 80 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 45 people in nursing homes
- 16 people in other group homes
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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