68979 Zip Code (Sutton, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,613
Zip code population in 2010: 1,888
Zip code population in 2000: 1,886

Houses and condos: 800
Renter-occupied apartments: 120
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68979: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 126.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 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: $2,734 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,986 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 68979:

• High school or higher: 95.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
• Unemployed: 0.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68979:

• Never married: 17.6%
• Now married: 65.1%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 7.7%
• Divorced: 9.2%

• 
• • 1,45790.4%White
  • 1428.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 50.3%Black
  • 50.3%Two or more races
  • 30.2%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68979, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $86,631 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$86,631
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $48,127 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

Here:	$48,127
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1298.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4075.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7752.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11430.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21182.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,154 (reported on 45.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,154
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.0% for AGIs below $25k, 44.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 145.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 128.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 542.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,873 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,873
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.0% for AGIs below $25k, 48.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 255.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 238.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 468.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$19,033 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

Here:	+$19,033
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.7% for AGIs below $25k, 61.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 572.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 866.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1524.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,612 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$10,612
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.0% for AGIs below $25k, 235.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 400.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 608.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1130.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,227 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

68979:	$11,227
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.7% for AGIs below $25k, 230.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1716.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,480 (reported on 5.5% of returns)

Here:	$34,480
State:	$37,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 531.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1854.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $10,200 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	$10,200
State:	$15,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 816.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,850 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

68979:	$6,850
State:	$8,015

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 548.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,760 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,760
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.8%

Here:	98%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 96.2% for AGIs below $25k, 95.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68979, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $64,185 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,185
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $40,166 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$40,166
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.4% for AGIs below $25k, 70.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 21.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,009 (reported on 51.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,009
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,864 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,864
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$18,539 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	+$18,539
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 18.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,844 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,844
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,090 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

68979:	$7,090
Nebraska:	$12,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,518 (19% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$23,518
State:	$23,343

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,017 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,017
State:	$4,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,109 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

68979:	$8,109
State:	$9,758

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,210 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,210
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.4%

Here:	78%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68979, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,805 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,805
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $28,978 (reported on 76.1% of returns)

Here:	$28,978
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 184.4% for AGIs below $10k, 60.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 26.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,216 (reported on 60.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,216
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,528 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,528
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,075 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,075
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,005 (reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,005
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $10k, 7.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,739 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,739
State:	-$1,077

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -38.6% for AGIs below $10k, -5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,833 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

68979:	$2,833
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $15,865 (24% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,865
State:	$18,692

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.8% for AGIs below $10k, 9.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,359 (5% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,359
State:	$3,500

Here:	4.9% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,590 (reported on 74.6% of returns)

68979:	$4,590
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,760 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,760
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.0%

Here:	81%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 79.2% for AGIs below $10k, 80.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68975, 68365, 68933, 68371, 68452, 68436.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 690

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (31 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 273 (211 now married, 61 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68979 with a mortgage: 225 (9 second mortgage, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,402
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $542

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

• Zip code 68979 household income distribution in 2022

• 42Less than $10,000
• 28$10,000 to $14,999
• 27$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$25,000 to $29,999
• 40$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $44,999
• 28$45,000 to $49,999
• 57$50,000 to $59,999
• 82$60,000 to $74,999
• 84$75,000 to $99,999
• 77$100,000 to $124,999
• 90$125,000 to $149,999
• 56$150,000 to $199,999
• 38$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68979

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 21$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 24$60,000 to $69,999
• 22$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 57$100,000 to $124,999
• 55$125,000 to $149,999
• 59$150,000 to $174,999
• 26$175,000 to $199,999
• 38$200,000 to $249,999
• 76$250,000 to $299,999
• 81$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$400,000 to $499,999
• 20$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68979

• 13$200 to $249
• 3$250 to $299
• 6$300 to $349
• 5$350 to $399
• 15$400 to $449
• 3$450 to $499
• 3$500 to $549
• 22$550 to $599
• 3$600 to $649
• 3$650 to $699
• 6$700 to $749
• 17$750 to $799
• 3$900 to $999
• 3$3,000 to $3,499
• 1No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $815.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $167,771
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $228,534
• Some other race householders: $100,824
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $100,824

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $168,309 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,228 - $287,904

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $184,536

Here:	$184,536
State:	$274,677

Townhouses or other attached units: $170,792

Here:	$170,792
State:	$245,619

Mobile homes: $101,203

Here:	$101,203
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 672
• One, attached: 17
• Two: 33
• 3 or 4: 31
• 5 to 9: 11
• 10 to 19: 23
• Mobile homes: 5

Unemployment: 0.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68979

• 81.4%681Drove a car alone
• 7.3%61Carpooled
• 0.6%5Bicycle
• 1.0%8Walked
• 0.4%3Other means
• 8.6%72Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68979

• 127Less than 5 minutes
• 1925 to 9 minutes
• 9310 to 14 minutes
• 2715 to 19 minutes
• 4820 to 24 minutes
• 10925 to 29 minutes
• 7330 to 34 minutes
• 3535 to 39 minutes
• 3545 to 59 minutes
• 760 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,613

• Male householders: 331 (105 living alone), Female householders: 390 (129 living alone)

• 423 spouses (416 opposite-sex spouses), 8 unmarried partners, (8 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 387 children (369 natural, 1 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 30 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 24 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 263 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 234 1-person, 10 2-persons

294 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (20 women).

94.0% of residents of 68979 zip code speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 20% well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% very well, 38% well).

Facilities 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)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%

Population in 1990: 215. Population change in the 1990s: +1,671 (+777.2%).

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

• This state: 1,261
• Northeast: 9
• Midwest: 122
• South: 42
• West: 139

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, 50% lived in Nebraska.

91% of the 68979 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from abroad.

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: 6

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)

Most common first names in zip code 68979 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	25	80.2 years
William	22	79.7 years
Henry	20	80.1 years
Helen	13	85.9 years
Robert	13	65.7 years
Esther	13	84.6 years
Albert	12	87.9 years
Clara	11	88.3 years
Margaret	11	84.1 years
George	11	81.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 68979 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Griess	91	79.9 years
Nuss	32	80.3 years
Ochsner	18	80.8 years
Johnson	18	81.1 years
Hofmann	14	76.6 years
Huber	14	84.3 years
Ulmer	11	85.1 years
Rauscher	11	83.7 years
Trautman	10	85.4 years
Heinz	9	78.0 years

Businesses in zip code 68979

• Chevrolet: 1
• Subway: 1