68864 Zip Code (Palmer, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,180
Zip code population in 2010: 1,027
Zip code population in 2000: 1,168

Houses and condos: 527
Renter-occupied apartments: 54
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68864: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 170.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $3,049 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,545 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 68864:

• High school or higher: 98.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
• Unemployed: 0.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68864:

• Never married: 22.4%
• Now married: 65.0%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 3.4%
• Divorced: 7.4%

• 
• • 1,15698.0%White
  • 151.3%Two or more races
  • 90.8%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68864, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $55,017 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,017
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $45,020 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$45,020
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1473.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4223.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6120.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9305.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18780.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $521 (reported on 39.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$521
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.8% for AGIs below $25k, 26.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,333 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,333
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.2% for AGIs below $25k, 35.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 260.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,433 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$9,433
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.5% for AGIs below $25k, 273.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3113.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,700 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,700
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 163.8% for AGIs below $25k, 317.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,625 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

68864:	$10,625
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 708.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,157 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,157
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.0% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68864, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,598 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,598
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $33,526 (reported on 79.6% of returns)

Here:	$33,526
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.7% for AGIs below $25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,163 (reported on 38.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,163
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,050 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,050
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,667 (reported on 24.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,667
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,886 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,886
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,600 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

68864:	$4,600
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $21,362 (26% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$21,362
State:	$23,343

Here:	25.9% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $3,883 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,883
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $5,150 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

68864:	$5,150
State:	$9,758

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,775 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,775
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.4%

Here:	71%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68864, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,069 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,069
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $26,526 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

Here:	$26,526
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,468 (reported on 49.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,468
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,008 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,008
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,266 (reported on 26.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,266
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,013 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,013
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,717 (28% of AGI, reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,717
State:	$18,692

Here:	27.7% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,474 (3% of AGI, reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,474
State:	$3,500

Here:	2.7% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,066 (reported on 70.2% of returns)

68864:	$3,066
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,731 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,731
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.8%

Here:	74%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 71.8% for AGIs below $10k, 76.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68816, 68872, 68623, 68873, 68827, 68882.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 17
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 440

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 49 (53 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 222 (102 now married, 119 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68864 with a mortgage: 209 (15 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,352
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $577

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

• Zip code 68864 household income distribution in 2022

• 7Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 29$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 31$45,000 to $49,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 48$60,000 to $74,999
• 35$75,000 to $99,999
• 101$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$150,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68864

• 8Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 31$60,000 to $69,999
• 1$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 18$90,000 to $99,999
• 31$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $174,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 38$200,000 to $249,999
• 14$250,000 to $299,999
• 50$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999
• 57$500,000 to $749,999
• 4$750,000 to $999,999
• 4$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 7$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68864

• 3$250 to $299
• 12$300 to $349
• 5$400 to $449
• 3$450 to $499
• 5$500 to $549
• 5$550 to $599
• 2$800 to $899
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $909.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,107

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $146,267 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,612 - $365,013

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $294,798

Here:	$294,798
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $28,663

Here:	$28,663
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 501
• 5 to 9: 1
• Mobile homes: 17

Unemployment: 0.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68864

• 78.1%468Drove a car alone
• 11.0%66Carpooled
• 1.7%10Walked
• 1.0%6Other means
• 7.3%44Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68864

• 85Less than 5 minutes
• 515 to 9 minutes
• 5510 to 14 minutes
• 3515 to 19 minutes
• 2820 to 24 minutes
• 2025 to 29 minutes
• 10830 to 34 minutes
• 2935 to 39 minutes
• 3940 to 44 minutes
• 7045 to 59 minutes
• 2360 to 89 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 54.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,180

• Male householders: 259 (67 living alone), Female householders: 200 (31 living alone)

• 290 spouses (290 opposite-sex spouses), 17 unmarried partners, (17 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 393 children (311 natural, 69 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

Size of family households: 188 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 85 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 97 1-person, 11 2-persons

284 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (4 men, 28 women).

99.5% of residents of 68864 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DINSDALE BROS., INC. (901 ZURICH STREET in PALMER, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  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
  

• DINSDALE BROTHERS INC NORTH (NO ADDRESS in PALMER, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

• CERNAK, ALVIN (ZURICH & STANWYCK STS in PALMER, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.7%

Population in 1990: 1,142. Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+2.3%).

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

• This state: 1,065
• Northeast: 16
• Midwest: 28
• South: 11
• West: 55

68% of the 68864 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

97% of the 68864 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 2)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)

2004 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2017 the average number of fires per year is 10. The highest number of fires - 23 took place in 2007, and the least - 1 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (54.5%), and Other (20.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 68864
• 7354.5%Outside Fires
• 2820.9%Other
• 1712.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1611.9%Structure Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 68864, Nebraska

Most common first names in zip code 68864 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	14	79.4 years
William	11	81.4 years
George	10	80.8 years
Carl	7	84.6 years
Margaret	7	80.0 years
Frank	7	82.7 years
Charles	7	80.1 years
Walter	5	77.8 years
Fred	5	82.0 years
Emma	5	88.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68864 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Nicholas	11	84.6 years
Rudolf	8	78.5 years
Suck	7	83.6 years
Prochaska	6	78.8 years
Forbes	6	76.3 years
Santin	6	76.6 years
Dankert	5	81.6 years
Burkhardt	5	84.8 years
Meyer	5	83.6 years
Bader	5	76.8 years