68359 Zip Code (Friend, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,465
Zip code population in 2010: 1,585
Zip code population in 2000: 1,683

Houses and condos: 708
Renter-occupied apartments: 120
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68359: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 123.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 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: $2,327 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,497 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 68359:

• High school or higher: 98.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.6%
• Unemployed: 0.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68359:

• Never married: 24.4%
• Now married: 59.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 8.7%

• 
• • 1,37994.1%White
  • 755.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 70.5%Some other race
  • 40.3%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68359, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $79,356 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$79,356
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $53,862 (reported on 78.8% of returns)

Here:	$53,862
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1518.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3600.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5765.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9113.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17404.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,661 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,661
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.0% for AGIs below $25k, 52.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 125.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 158.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,559 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,559
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.0% for AGIs below $25k, 35.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 151.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 234.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,735 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,735
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.0% for AGIs below $25k, 117.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 954.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,350 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,350
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 152.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 193.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1056.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,825 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

68359:	$11,825
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.0% for AGIs below $25k, 391.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1048.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $43,533 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

Here:	$43,533
State:	$37,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1632.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $16,500 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,500
State:	$15,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 412.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $6,800 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

68359:	$6,800
State:	$8,015

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 340.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.0% for AGIs below $25k, 72.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.5%

Here:	95%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 94.4% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68359, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $67,577 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$67,577
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $42,675 (reported on 80.3% of returns)

Here:	$42,675
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs below $25k, 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 22.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,700 (reported on 53.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,700
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,117 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,117
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,500 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,500
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,662 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,662
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,918 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

68359:	$7,918
Nebraska:	$12,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,322 (17% of AGI, reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$22,322
State:	$23,343

Here:	16.9% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,314 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,314
State:	$4,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,261 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

68359:	$9,261
State:	$9,758

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,967 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,967
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 75.8%

Here:	76%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 68.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68359, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,460 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,460
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $30,510 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$30,510
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4678.6% for AGIs below $10k, 70.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,249 (reported on 54.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,249
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 550.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,419 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,419
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,840 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,840
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,245 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,245
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$5,640 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,640
State:	-$1,077

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2564.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, -2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,944 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

68359:	$1,944
Nebraska:	$2,902

Self-employed pension: $4,727 (reported on 1.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,727
Nebraska:	$12,366

Total itemized deductions: $16,596 (24% of AGI, reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,596
State:	$18,692

Here:	24.5% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,260 (3% of AGI, reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,260
State:	$3,500

Here:	3.3% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,961 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

68359:	$4,961
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 321.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,551 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,551
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.1%

Here:	75%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 72.4% for AGIs below $10k, 69.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68351, 68313, 68343, 68406, 68364, 68464.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 22
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 638

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (7 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 318 (166 now married, 151 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68359 with a mortgage: 349 (9 second mortgage, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,438
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $566

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

• Zip code 68359 household income distribution in 2022

• 26Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 28$40,000 to $44,999
• 50$45,000 to $49,999
• 41$50,000 to $59,999
• 65$60,000 to $74,999
• 84$75,000 to $99,999
• 89$100,000 to $124,999
• 99$125,000 to $149,999
• 20$150,000 to $199,999
• 47$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68359

• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 27$50,000 to $59,999
• 24$60,000 to $69,999
• 21$70,000 to $79,999
• 22$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 36$125,000 to $149,999
• 75$150,000 to $174,999
• 73$175,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 to $249,999
• 46$250,000 to $299,999
• 33$300,000 to $399,999
• 12$400,000 to $499,999
• 21$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 1$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68359

• 5Less than $100
• 6$200 to $249
• 7$250 to $299
• 6$300 to $349
• 6$350 to $399
• 5$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 19$500 to $549
• 1$550 to $599
• 7$600 to $649
• 1$650 to $699
• 11$900 to $999
• 4$1,500 to $1,999
• 28No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $660.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $124,983.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $176,761

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $180,630 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,209 - $225,509

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $199,775

Here:	$199,775
State:	$274,677

Townhouses or other attached units: $172,405

Here:	$172,405
State:	$245,619

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 655
• One, attached: 11
• 3 or 4: 22
• 10 to 19: 1
• 20 to 49: 5
• Mobile homes: 6

Unemployment: 0.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68359

• 80.6%648Drove a car alone
• 10.1%81Carpooled
• 0.1%1Bicycle
• 4.6%37Walked
• 2.5%20Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68359

• 138Less than 5 minutes
• 1055 to 9 minutes
• 4710 to 14 minutes
• 1315 to 19 minutes
• 16120 to 24 minutes
• 2925 to 29 minutes
• 3630 to 34 minutes
• 1535 to 39 minutes
• 2040 to 44 minutes
• 10545 to 59 minutes
• 2760 to 89 minutes
• 6690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,465

• Male householders: 315 (87 living alone), Female householders: 348 (77 living alone)

• 320 spouses (320 opposite-sex spouses), 98 unmarried partners, (98 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 375 children (370 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

Size of family households: 207 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 51 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 163 1-person, 51 2-persons

250 married couples with children.
72 single-parent households (14 men, 58 women).

95.3% of residents of 68359 zip code speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FARMERS COOP GAS & OIL ASSN-FRIEND (650 US HIGHWAY 6 in FRIEND, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  Alternative names: FARMERS COOP GAS & OIL ASSOCIATION, FARMERS COOP GAS & OIL-FRIEND, FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS

• FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR (101 SOUTH MAIN STREET in FRIEND, 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
  Alternative names: FARMERS UNION CO-OP ELEVATOR, FARMERS UNION COOP-FRIEND, FRIEND FARMERS COOP

• FRIEND WASTEWATER TREATMENT (235 MAPLE STREET in FRIEND, NE)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - OPERATOR CERTIFICATION, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: DON DOMEIER, WWTF OPERATOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: FRIEND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY, FRIEND WWTF

• FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in FRIEND, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-760068002
  Organizations: FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• FRIEND HIGH SCHOOL ( in FRIEND, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-760068001
  Organizations: FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS (501 S MAIN ST in FRIEND, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - -080999-CT-1510, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
  

• FRIEND FERTILIZER INC (102 N CHESTNUT BOX 25 in FRIEND, NE)

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

• FRIEND FERTILIZER INC (621 A ST BOX 25 in FRIEND, NE)

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

• FRIEND MUNIC LIGHT & POWER DEPT (146 MAPLE ST in FRIEND, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  

• BENES SERVICES (3195 COUNTY ROAD B in VALPARAISO, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%

Population in 1990: 1,707.

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

• This state: 1,154
• Northeast: 23
• Midwest: 133
• South: 26
• West: 60

69% of the 68359 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

88% of the 68359 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

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)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of reported fires - 17 took place in 2012, and the least - 2 in 2008. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (54.3%), and Other (20.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 68359
• 6354.3%Outside Fires
• 2420.7%Other
• 1714.7%Structure Fires
• 1210.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 68359, Nebraska

Most common first names in zip code 68359 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	30	80.6 years
Mary	24	83.5 years
William	21	81.4 years
Frank	20	81.3 years
George	18	85.4 years
Robert	16	75.5 years
Edward	15	80.0 years
Helen	13	83.1 years
James	12	77.4 years
Anna	12	83.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 68359 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Weber	23	85.1 years
Engel	19	80.0 years
Hansen	11	80.5 years
Johnson	9	81.1 years
Rohrig	8	80.1 years
Eurich	8	85.1 years
Vossler	8	81.9 years
Bender	7	83.2 years
Cogswell	7	85.5 years
Yokel	7	81.3 years