Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,313
| This zip code: | $32,313 | | Nebraska: | $47,085 |
Nearest zip codes: 66970, 68961, 68943, 68974, 68942, 66936.
Housing units in zip code 68978 with a mortgage: 299 (31 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 481
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $741
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $333
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.5% | | Whole state: | 11.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 9
- 1990 to 1994: 16
- 1980 to 1989: 54
- 1970 to 1979: 158
- 1960 to 1969: 150
- 1950 to 1959: 162
- 1940 to 1949: 163
- 1939 or earlier: 578
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Superior, NE (68978): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 20
- 2 bedrooms: 294
- 3 bedrooms: 371
- 4 bedrooms: 161
- 5 or more bedrooms: 34
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 50
- 2 bedrooms: 109
- 3 bedrooms: 64
- 4 bedrooms: 26
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 68978 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 14
- 1 vehicle: 308
- 2 vehicles: 362
- 3 vehicles: 139
- 4 vehicles: 45
- 5 or more vehicles: 12
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 57
- 1 vehicle: 123
- 2 vehicles: 47
- 3 vehicles: 22
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 68978:
- Less than $10,000: 57
- $10,000 to $14,999: 27
- $15,000 to $19,999: 20
- $20,000 to $24,999: 42
- $25,000 to $29,999: 45
- $30,000 to $34,999: 41
- $35,000 to $39,999: 32
- $40,000 to $49,999: 103
- $50,000 to $59,999: 61
- $60,000 to $69,999: 41
- $70,000 to $79,999: 44
- $80,000 to $89,999: 44
- $90,000 to $99,999: 43
- $100,000 to $124,999: 94
- $125,000 to $149,999: 38
- $150,000 to $174,999: 21
- $175,000 to $199,999: 9
- $200,000 to $249,999: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 68978:
- Less than $100: 9
- $100 to $149: 19
- $150 to $199: 29
- $200 to $249: 32
- $250 to $299: 40
- $300 to $349: 16
- $350 to $399: 7
- $400 to $449: 7
- No cash rent: 6
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $16,733.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $50,342
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $56,042 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
| 68978: | $56,042 | | Nebraska: | $122,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $31,497 - $111,140
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $69,989| Here: | $69,989 | | State: | $152,590 |
Mobile homes: $9,833| Here: | $9,833 | | State: | $29,187 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,145
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 27
- 3 or 4: 34
- 5 to 9: 23
- 10 to 19: 17
- 20 to 49: 17
- Mobile homes: 20

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 841 (74%)
- Carpooled: 152 (13%)
- Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 68 (6%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 63 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 253
- 5 to 9 minutes: 424
- 10 to 14 minutes: 120
- 15 to 19 minutes: 59
- 20 to 24 minutes: 24
- 25 to 29 minutes: 9
- 30 to 34 minutes: 53
- 35 to 39 minutes: 20
- 40 to 44 minutes: 9
- 45 to 59 minutes: 20
- 60 to 89 minutes: 62
- 90 or more minutes: 18
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,405
- In family households: 1,915 (609 male householders, 89 female householders)
626 spouses, 564 children (502 natural, 12 adopted, 50 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 490 (153 male householders (129 living alone)), 284 female householders (273 living alone)), 53 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 427 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 108 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 402 1-person, 23 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 4-persons.
407 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (14 men, 76 women).
97.1% of residents of 68978 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 13% well, 25% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 50% well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 26 (1.1%)
(19.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (27%)
- India (23%)
- Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (19%)
- Canada (19%)
- Other Eastern Africa (12%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 17
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 5
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White population: 2,407
Black population: 1
American Indian population: 0
Asian population: 5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 11
Two or more races population: 8

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 996 |
|  English: 193 |
|  Irish: 138 |
|  United States or American: 137 |
|  Danish: 132 |
|  Other groups: 76 |
|  Swedish: 73 |
|  French (except Basque): 37 |
|  Italian: 28 |
|  Norwegian: 28 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 25 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 18 |
|  Dutch: 16 |
|  Czech: 14 |
|  European: 13 |
|  Scottish: 12 |
|  Welsh: 10 |
|  Polish: 9 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 6 |
|  Swiss: 5 |
|  Romanian: 4 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 3 |
|  Kenyan: 3 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMERICAN DAIRY FOODS (355 W 2ND ST in SUPERIOR, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1985-0259, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, LEGAL SERVICES, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA, WASTEWATER FACILITY
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL, PROCESSED, AND IMITATION CHEESE; DRY, CONDENSED, AND EVAPORATED DAIRY PRODUCTS
Organizations: MID-AMERICA DAIRYMEN, INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MID-AMERICA DAIRYMEN
- AURORA COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR COMPANY (161 WEST 2ND STREET in SUPERIOR, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2001-0236, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, SUPERFUND, EPCRA
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Alternative names: AURORA CO-OP ELEVATOR CO, COOP ELEVATOR - SUPERIOR, LAND O LAKES AGP, SCOULAR BISHOP GRAIN CO
- BOETTCHER ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED (EAST HIGHWAY 8 BOX 9A in SUPERIOR, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - EPCRA
- BRODSTONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (520 EAST 10TH STREET in SUPERIOR, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - LEAKING STORAGE TANK, AIR PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Alternative names: BRODSTONE MEMORIAL HOSP ASSN
- AGREX INCORPORATED (1401 E 3RD in SUPERIOR, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
- ABDAL GRAIN COMPANY (FM SUPERIOR-5 MI N& 3 MI E THEN 2.5 MI N IN ABDAL in SUPERIOR, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
- FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (800 EAST 1ST STREET in SUPERIOR, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Alternative names: FARMERS UNION CO-OP ASSN, KOCH AGRI SERVICES-SUPERIOR
- ALEXANDER MOTORS INC. (302 COMMERCIAL STREET in SUPERIOR, NE)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - 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
Organizations: FRED ALEXANDER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- UTILITIES OFFICE (135 WEST 4TH STREET in SUPERIOR, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - LEAKING STORAGE TANK
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Alternative names: SUPERIOR UTILITIES
- COOP BUSINESS ASSN-SUPERIOR (RR BOX 401 in SUPERIOR, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- DEWEESE SAND & GRAVEL INC (NO ADDRESS in BOSTWICK, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- FLATLAND TRANSPORTATION (129 S CONVERSE in SUPERIOR, NE)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: PAUL UTECHT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CADAMS GRAIN & LUMBER CO (NO ADDRESS in CADAMS, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,348
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1737
- Northeast: 23
- Midwest: 430
- South: 81
- West: 90
64% of the 68978 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Nebraska.
Population in 1990: 2,902. Population change in the 1990s: -470 (-16.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- SUPERIOR OUTDOOR POWER CENTER (320 N COMMERCIAL AVE in SUPERIOR, NE; small business)
$11,622 with Army for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2003-06-11. Completion date: 2003-06-23.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 3)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (20-49: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 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.)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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