68852 Zip Code (Litchfield, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 560
Zip code population in 2010: 565
Zip code population in 2000: 587

Houses and condos: 270
Renter-occupied apartments: 58
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68852: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 109.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,351 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,462 (1.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 68852:

• High school or higher: 93.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
• Unemployed: 0.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68852:

• Never married: 19.7%
• Now married: 57.3%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 6.1%
• Divorced: 14.8%

• 
• • 54096.4%White
  • 91.6%Black
  • 91.6%Two or more races
  • 20.4%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68852, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,668 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,668
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $50,035 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$50,035
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1952.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4736.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7570.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6106.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $945 (reported on 44.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$945
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.5% for AGIs below $25k, 32.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $650 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$650
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,967 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,967
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 362.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1110.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,700 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,700
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 272.5% for AGIs below $25k, 253.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68852, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,385 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,385
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $34,157 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$34,157
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.8% for AGIs below $25k, 79.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 104.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $727 (reported on 40.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$727
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $250 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$250
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,057 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	+$9,057
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$4,550 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,550
State:	+$9,897

Total itemized deductions: $17,350 (17% of AGI, reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,350
State:	$23,343

Here:	17.0% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,200 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

68852:	$4,200
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $1,340 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,340
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 81.5%

Here:	81%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 133.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68852, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,985 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,985
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $27,284 (reported on 78.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,284
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 235.3% for AGIs below $10k, 84.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,206 (reported on 60.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,206
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $359 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	$359
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,244 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,244
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,417 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,417
State:	+$7,743

Total itemized deductions: $14,000 (32% of AGI, reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,000
State:	$18,692

Here:	31.8% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,118 (2% of AGI, reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,118
State:	$3,500

Here:	2.4% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,011 (reported on 71.1% of returns)

68852:	$3,011
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,722 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,722
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 85.0%

Here:	85%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 85.1% for AGIs below $10k, 84.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68844, 68866, 68853, 68855, 68815, 68871.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 235

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (2 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 77 (39 now married, 38 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68852 with a mortgage: 88
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,014
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $487

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 68852 household income distribution in 2022

• 20Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 9$45,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 44$60,000 to $74,999
• 44$75,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68852

• 9Less than $10,000
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 15$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$175,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 to $249,999
• 14$250,000 to $299,999
• 5$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$400,000 to $499,999
• 22$500,000 to $749,999
• 10$750,000 to $999,999
• 4$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68852

• 2Less than $100
• 3$100 to $149
• 4$350 to $399
• 8$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 3$500 to $549
• 7$600 to $649
• 1$650 to $699
• 2$700 to $749
• 14No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $755.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $79,385
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $32,531

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $122,982 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,138 - $326,800

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $245,492

Here:	$245,492
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $121,290

Here:	$121,290
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 248
• One, attached: 3
• 10 to 19: 3
• Mobile homes: 11

Unemployment: 0.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68852

• 72.7%214Drove a car alone
• 4.8%14Carpooled
• 0.3%1Bus or trolley bus
• 8.2%24Walked
• 2.4%7Other means
• 10.2%30Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68852

• 42Less than 5 minutes
• 295 to 9 minutes
• 3410 to 14 minutes
• 2115 to 19 minutes
• 2920 to 24 minutes
• 425 to 29 minutes
• 2130 to 34 minutes
• 1935 to 39 minutes
• 2340 to 44 minutes
• 2645 to 59 minutes
• 560 to 89 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 50.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 560

• Male householders: 126 (57 living alone), Female householders: 120 (43 living alone)

• 138 spouses (138 opposite-sex spouses), 12 unmarried partners, (12 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 153 children (137 natural, 3 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

Size of family households: 95 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 7 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 99 1-person, 5 2-persons

69 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (25 men, 19 women).

99.4% of residents of 68852 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CARGILL AGHORIZONS (101 RAILROAD ST in LITCHFIELD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: CONTINENTAL GRAIN-LITCHFIELD, TROTTER GRAIN

• V C HOWARD HAY COMPANY (219 HOWARD ST in LITCHFIELD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%

Population in 1990: 629.

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

• This state: 521
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 12
• South: 2
• West: 19

67% of the 68852 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

94% of the 68852 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• COUNTRY CATERING, INC (RR 1 BOX 60 in LITCHFIELD, NE; small business) : $97,629 in 16 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  Contracts for Food Services by Army, Air Force
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $4,595; 2004: $56,755; 2005: $9,896; 2006: $26,383.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $19,984 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2004-01-12. Completion date: 2004-01-25.
  $17,683, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-27. Completion date: 2006-03-18.
  $8,700, same as above. Signed on 2006-03-27. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
  $7,040 with Air Force for Food Services. Signed on 2005-08-25. Completion date: 2005-06-17.
  

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Information: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Cafeterias (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68852 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	10	79.3 years
William	8	79.8 years
Walter	6	83.8 years
Mary	5	79.2 years
Charles	4	78.7 years
Floyd	4	77.7 years
Laura	4	83.2 years
Lucille	4	80.3 years
Arthur	3	83.0 years
Frank	3	91.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68852 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Slocum	8	68.4 years
Kieborz	6	80.3 years
Diefenbaugh	6	79.9 years
Rolfsmeyer	6	83.2 years
Brewer	5	75.6 years
Sweley	5	79.2 years
Smith	5	82.6 years
Cherry	5	84.0 years
Mason	4	70.5 years
Haller	4	80.3 years