Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,169
| This zip code: | $42,169 | | Nebraska: | $47,085 |
Nearest zip codes: 68975, 68365, 68371, 68436, 68933, 68452.
Housing units in zip code 68979 with a mortgage: 235 (15 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 248
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $906
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $448
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.2% | | Whole state: | 11.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 7
- 1995 to 1998: 27
- 1990 to 1994: 29
- 1980 to 1989: 68
- 1970 to 1979: 111
- 1960 to 1969: 65
- 1950 to 1959: 64
- 1940 to 1949: 52
- 1939 or earlier: 402
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sutton, NE (68979): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 18
- 2 bedrooms: 151
- 3 bedrooms: 240
- 4 bedrooms: 149
- 5 or more bedrooms: 25
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 33
- 2 bedrooms: 66
- 3 bedrooms: 34
- 4 bedrooms: 32
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 68979 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 16
- 1 vehicle: 122
- 2 vehicles: 290
- 3 vehicles: 120
- 4 vehicles: 21
- 5 or more vehicles: 14
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 7
- 1 vehicle: 83
- 2 vehicles: 59
- 3 vehicles: 12
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 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 68979:
- Less than $10,000: 3
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 5
- $20,000 to $24,999: 11
- $25,000 to $29,999: 13
- $30,000 to $34,999: 13
- $35,000 to $39,999: 25
- $40,000 to $49,999: 43
- $50,000 to $59,999: 47
- $60,000 to $69,999: 26
- $70,000 to $79,999: 43
- $80,000 to $89,999: 41
- $90,000 to $99,999: 40
- $100,000 to $124,999: 97
- $125,000 to $149,999: 42
- $150,000 to $174,999: 17
- $175,000 to $199,999: 15
- $200,000 to $249,999: 31
- $250,000 to $299,999: 7
- $300,000 to $399,999: 6
- $400,000 to $499,999: 1
- $1,000,000 or more: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 68979:
- Less than $100: 1
- $100 to $149: 4
- $150 to $199: 4
- $200 to $249: 18
- $250 to $299: 17
- $300 to $349: 19
- $350 to $399: 21
- $400 to $449: 4
- $450 to $499: 3
- $500 to $549: 2
- No cash rent: 44
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $38,670.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,747
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $119,528
- Some other race householders: $52,733
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $52,733
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,553 (it was $62,600 in 2000)
| 68979: | $93,553 | | Nebraska: | $122,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,798 - $147,946
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $110,419| Here: | $110,419 | | State: | $152,590 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $91,376| Here: | $91,376 | | State: | $157,382 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $20,619| Here: | $20,619 | | State: | $103,899 |
Mobile homes: $48,611| Here: | $48,611 | | State: | $29,187 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 734
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 38
- 5 to 9: 9
- 10 to 19: 5
- 20 to 49: 4
- Mobile homes: 24

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 682 (74%)
- Carpooled: 76 (8%)
- Ferryboat: 5 (1%)
- Walked: 48 (5%)
- Other means: 8 (1%)
- Worked at home: 100 (11%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 164
- 5 to 9 minutes: 224
- 10 to 14 minutes: 85
- 15 to 19 minutes: 96
- 20 to 24 minutes: 54
- 25 to 29 minutes: 23
- 30 to 34 minutes: 58
- 35 to 39 minutes: 25
- 40 to 44 minutes: 17
- 45 to 59 minutes: 31
- 60 to 89 minutes: 27
- 90 or more minutes: 15
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,869
- In family households: 1,650 (475 male householders, 74 female householders)
506 spouses, 573 children (526 natural, 14 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 4 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 219 (99 male householders (93 living alone)), 113 female householders (109 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 33 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 277 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 202 1-person, 10 2-persons.
423 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (18 men, 37 women).
88.3% of residents of 68979 zip code speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 23% well, 30% not well, 10% not at all).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 30% well, 11% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 60 (3.2%)
(43.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (80%)
- Germany (8%)
- Other Western Europe (7%)
- Other Northern Europe (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 18
- 1990 to 1994: 23
- 1985 to 1989: 3
- 1980 to 1984: 3
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 5
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White population: 1,853
Black population: 1
American Indian population: 3
Asian population: 5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 22
Two or more races population: 2

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 969 |
|  English: 105 |
|  United States or American: 81 |
|  Other groups: 78 |
|  Swedish: 75 |
|  Czech: 43 |
|  Irish: 39 |
|  Danish: 19 |
|  French (except Basque): 16 |
|  Dutch: 15 |
|  Polish: 13 |
|  Scottish: 13 |
|  Russian: 12 |
|  Italian: 8 |
|  Norwegian: 8 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 8 |
|  Swiss: 7 |
|  French Canadian: 6 |
|  British: 6 |
|  Finnish: 5 |
|  Welsh: 5 |
|  Belgian: 4 |
|  Portuguese: 3 |
|  European: 2 |
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CENTRAL NEBR WOOD PRESERVERS (2 N OWEN ST in SUTTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, EPCRA, TRI REPORTER
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: WOOD PRESERVING
- GEORGES 66 SERVICE (105 E HIGHWAY 6 in SUTTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -081898-GW-1025, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -0001800317, EPCRA
Business SIC classification: LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (BOTTLED GAS) DEALERS
Alternative names: GEORGE BROS PROPANE & FERTILIZER CORP
- DUANE MAU (611 S WAY AVE in SUTTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
Alternative names: DUANE MAU SALVAGE YARD
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA WOOD PRESERVERS (201 SAUNDERS AVE. in SUTTON, NE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2004-0112, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: WOOD PRESERVING
- AMERICAN ETHANOL INC SUTTON (HIGHWAY 14 in SUTTON, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Alternative names: SUTTON ETHANOL LLC
- VERONA ANHYDROUS PLANT (RR in SUTTON, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $48,410
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (83%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1601
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 131
- South: 32
- West: 51
69% of the 68979 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Nebraska.
Population in 1990: 215. Population change in the 1990s: +1,671 (+777.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35
| Here: | 15.2% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 6.3% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 10.8% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- VAN KIRK SAND & GRAVEL INC (1200 W ASH ST in SUTTON, NE; small business): $225,328 in 6 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Airport Service Roads, Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Restoration of real property, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing) by Army, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Soil Conservation Service (disused code), and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $14,000; 2002: $28,100; 2003: $23,816; 2004: $0; 2005: $130,000; 2006: $8,412.
Biggest contracts:
$130,000 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Airport Service Roads. Signed on 2005-09-26. Completion date: 2006-01-17.
$28,100 with Natural Resources Conservation Service for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 2002-12-15. Completion date: 2003-01-15.
$23,816 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Restoration of real property. Signed on 2003-06-05. Completion date: 2003-05-05.
$21,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 1999-11-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (50-99: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 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.)
33 people in nursing homes
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