68855 Zip Code (Mason City, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 516
Zip code population in 2010: 417
Zip code population in 2000: 454

Houses and condos: 222
Renter-occupied apartments: 43
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 68855: 73.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,467 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $664 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 68855:

• High school or higher: 97.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68855:

• Never married: 18.1%
• Now married: 67.1%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 3.8%
• Divorced: 9.9%

• 
• • 40288.5%White
  • 81.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.9%Two or more races
  • 20.4%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: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 187

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (12 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 94 (51 now married, 42 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68855 with a mortgage: 63
Houses without a mortgage: 89

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $871
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $363

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 68855 household income distribution in 2017

• 18Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 15$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 20$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$60,000 to $74,999
• 34$75,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 68855

• 4Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 to $249,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999
• 14$400,000 to $499,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 68855

• 5$250 to $299
• 3$300 to $349
• 8$350 to $399
• 1$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 4$500 to $549
• 11No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $606.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $51,767
• Two or more races householders: $18,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $77,369 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,942 - $225,349

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 217
• Mobile homes: 4

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68855

• 77.2%166Drove a car alone
• 7.4%16Carpooled
• 5.1%11Walked
• 9.8%21Worked at home

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

• 9Less than 5 minutes
• 245 to 9 minutes
• 3310 to 14 minutes
• 815 to 19 minutes
• 2420 to 24 minutes
• 425 to 29 minutes
• 4330 to 34 minutes
• 3045 to 59 minutes
• 1660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 57.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 516

• In family households: 453 (94 male householders, 50 female householders)

  119 spouses, 165 children (166 natural, 1 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 18 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 62 (37 male householders (36 living alone)), 14 female householders (9 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 5 2-persons

127 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (3 men, 25 women).

99.8% of residents of 68855 zip code speak English at home.

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: 5.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.6%

Population in 1990: 473.

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

• This state: 454
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 16
• South: 6
• West: 22

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.

97% of the 68855 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.

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)

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