68855 Zip Code (Mason City, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 438
Zip code population in 2010: 417
Zip code population in 2000: 454

Houses and condos: 223
Renter-occupied apartments: 50
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 68855: 73.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 188.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,375 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 68855:

• High school or higher: 94.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
• Unemployed: 5.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68855:

• Never married: 20.4%
• Now married: 62.4%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 5.9%
• Divorced: 9.8%

• 
• • 40296.4%White
  • 81.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 41.0%Two or more races
  • 20.5%Asian
  • 10.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68855, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,389 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,389
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $36,585 (reported on 68.4% of returns)

Here:	$36,585
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.3% for AGIs below $25k, 66.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $363 (reported on 42.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$363
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $667 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$667
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,417 (reported on 31.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,417
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $25k, 23.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$600 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$600
State:	+$9,897

Earned income credit: $2,025 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,025
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.9%

Here:	79%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68855, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $19,185 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$19,185
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $21,333 (reported on 71.1% of returns)

Here:	$21,333
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $830 (reported on 54.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$830
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $414 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$414
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,804 (reported on 32.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,804
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$5,000 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,000
State:	+$7,743

Total tax: $2,009 (reported on 66.5% of returns)

68855:	$2,009
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,857 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,857
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 87.9%

Here:	88%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 86.7% for AGIs below $10k, 89.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 68814, 68852, 68858, 68878, 68881, 68866.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 13
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 170

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 75 (43 now married, 31 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68855 with a mortgage: 50
Houses without a mortgage: 84

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,361
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $380

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 68855 household income distribution in 2019

• 15Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $74,999
• 35$75,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 68855

• 5Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$250,000 to $299,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 68855

• 2$200 to $249
• 5$250 to $299
• 7$350 to $399
• 6$500 to $549
• 24No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $600.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $58,818
• Two or more races householders: $21,386

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $87,907 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,736 - $219,268

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 215
• Mobile homes: 6

Unemployment: 5.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68855

• 74.9%127Drove a car alone
• 1.8%3Carpooled
• 3.5%6Walked
• 20.6%35Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68855

• 6Less than 5 minutes
• 235 to 9 minutes
• 3710 to 14 minutes
• 315 to 19 minutes
• 925 to 29 minutes
• 2530 to 34 minutes
• 2245 to 59 minutes
• 560 to 89 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 438

• Male householders: 114 (45 living alone), Female householders: 70 (20 living alone)

• 96 spouses (96 opposite-sex spouses), 14 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 137 children (124 natural, 10 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 3 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 64 1-person, 4 2-persons

92 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (4 men, 26 women).

99.5% of residents of 68855 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MASON CITY LANDFILL (NO ADDRESS in MASON CITY, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - REFUSE DISPOSAL
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

• MASON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL ( in MASON CITY, NE)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-210169001
  

• MASON CITY FORMER USDA GRAIN BIN (STATE HIGHWAY 2 AND MAIN ST. in MASON CITY, NE)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  

• ZOERB, DALE (RR 1 BOX 11 in MASON CITY, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.3%

Population in 1990: 473.

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

• This state: 373
• Northeast: 3
• Midwest: 11
• South: 3
• West: 38

80% of the 68855 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

100% of the 68855 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 24. The highest number of reported fires - 57 took place in 2005, and the least - 1 in 2012. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (52.7%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (23.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 68855
• 21352.7%Outside Fires
• 9423.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 8721.5%Structure Fires
• 102.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 68855, Nebraska

Most common first names in zip code 68855 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	7	75.7 years
Frank	5	84.2 years
James	5	75.0 years
Carl	5	78.6 years
Mary	5	86.8 years
Ethel	4	78.0 years
Richard	4	88.7 years
Robert	4	71.5 years
Kenneth	3	74.3 years
William	3	78.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68855 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	5	73.6 years
Holm	5	72.6 years
Trew	5	78.0 years
Tondreau	5	83.6 years
Burns	4	74.0 years
Nelson	4	86.0 years
Lovitt	4	74.5 years
Moore	4	78.0 years
Shoemaker	4	82.2 years
Lamb	3	87.0 years