Estimated zip code population in 2022: 555 Zip code population in 2010: 614 Zip code population in 2000: 747
Houses and condos: 305 Renter-occupied apartments: 41
% of renters here:
16%
State:
34%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68626: 74.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 62.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 9 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.0% ($1,939)
Nebraska:
1.4% ($3,313)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,833 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,018 (1.0%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 288
(51.9%)
Females: 267
(48.1%)
For population 25 years and over in 68626:
High school or higher: 98.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 0.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 68626:
Never married: 22.5%
Now married: 65.4%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 6.6%
Zip code 68626 compared to state average:
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $185,264
68626:
$185,264
Nebraska:
$232,400
Median resident age:
This zip code:
52.2 years
Nebraska median age:
37.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.1 people
Nebraska:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68626, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,750 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$66,750
State:
$73,874
Salary/wage: $56,332 (reported on 78.1% of returns)
Here:
$56,332
State:
$58,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1387.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5302.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7640.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10440.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14957.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,347 (reported on 53.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,347
Nebraska:
$1,748
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs below $25k, 25.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 136.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 322.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,886 (reported on 21.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,886
State:
$7,841
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 206.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 175.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,944 (reported on 28.1% of returns)
Here:
+$4,944
State:
+$21,703
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 306.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 882.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,980 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
+$4,980
State:
+$11,239
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 455.0% for AGIs below $25k, 223.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,125 (reported on 12.5% of returns)
68626:
$11,125
Nebraska:
$18,251
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1276.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $1,750 (reported on 6.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,750
State:
$2,260
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.9%
Here:
97%
State:
95%
(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68626, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $57,697 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$57,697
State:
$60,572
Salary/wage: $46,788 (reported on 78.1% of returns)
Here:
$46,788
State:
$47,046
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.0% for AGIs below $25k, 78.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,306 (reported on 56.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,306
Nebraska:
$1,535
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $689 (reported on 28.1% of returns)
Here:
$689
State:
$5,776
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,171 (reported on 21.9% of returns)
Here:
+$9,171
State:
+$16,171
Profit/loss from business: +$1,480 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
+$1,480
State:
+$9,897
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,625 (reported on 12.5% of returns)
68626:
$4,625
Nebraska:
$12,804
Total itemized deductions: $20,786 (21% of AGI, reported on 21.9% of returns)
Here:
$20,786
State:
$23,343
Here:
20.6% of AGI
State:
18.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.6% for AGIs below $25k, 16.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,200 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
$3,200
State:
$4,921
Taxes paid: $7,943 (reported on 21.9% of returns)
68626:
$7,943
State:
$9,758
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,533 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,533
State:
$2,188
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.9%
Here:
72%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68626, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,042 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,042
State:
$44,271
Salary/wage: $30,444 (reported on 80.6% of returns)
Here:
$30,444
State:
$38,230
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.7% for AGIs below $10k, 70.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,439 (reported on 66.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,439
Nebraska:
$1,759
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable dividends: $473 (reported on 27.8% of returns)
Here:
$473
State:
$2,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,024 (reported on 25.1% of returns)
Here:
+$1,024
State:
+$7,887
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Profit/loss from business: +$3,411 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:
+$3,411
State:
+$7,743
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,417 (reported on 3.6% of returns)
68626:
$2,417
Nebraska:
$2,902
Total itemized deductions: $14,085 (26% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:
$14,085
State:
$18,692
Here:
25.6% of AGI
State:
21.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,735 (3% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,735
State:
$3,500
Here:
3.0% of AGI
State:
3.8% of AGI
Total tax: $3,535 (reported on 71.9% of returns)
68626:
$3,535
State:
$6,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $1,667 (reported on 9.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,667
State:
$1,643
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.9%
Here:
72%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 68.6% for AGIs below $10k, 66.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 7 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 251
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (8 now married, 6 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 77 (46 now married, 31 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 68626 with a mortgage: 101 (8 second mortgage, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,311 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $629
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
2.6%
Whole state:
11.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
0.9%
Whole state:
6.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.5
State:
7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Lakes and reservoirs: Timber Point Lake (A), North Oak Creek Reservoir 6-C (B), North Oak Creek Reservoir 6-G (C), Oak Middle Creek Reservoir 63-D (D), Butler County Reservoir 63-A (E), North Oak Creek Reservoir 6-B (F), North Oak Creek Reservoir 5-F (G), North Oak Creek Reservoir 6-A (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 118 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 13 5-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 9 2-persons
60 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 women).
97.3% of residents of 68626 zip code speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 6 (1.1%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.1%
Whole state:
7.2%
83%Malaysia
70%Czech
18%German
3%English
3%Czechoslovakian
2%American
1%Irish
1%Norwegian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
62010 or later
02000 to 2009
21990 to 1999
0Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BRAINARD WASTEWATER TREATMENT (111 E WASHINGTON ST in BRAINARD, NE)
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: JASON BOHAC, ULILIT. SUPT. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BRAINARD WWTF
BRAINARD LANDFILL (400 E HAMILTON ST in BRAINARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL Business SIC classification: AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
FRONTIER COOPERATIVE COMPANY (211 SOUTH LINCOLN in BRAINARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -062294-SM-0800, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -0001200160, EPCRA Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS Alternative names: BRAINARD COOP-BRAINARD, FRONTIER CO-OP CO
EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (317 S MADISON ST in BRAINARD, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - -052093-99-0002, LEAKING STORAGE TANK Alternative names: EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHLS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD ( in BRAINARD, NE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-120502002 Organizations: EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BRAINARD WELL SITE 01 (NO ADDRESS in BRAINARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; REFUSE SYSTEMS; AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
DANBRED PRODUCTION PRTNRSHP 7B (2230 32 RD in BRAINARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
DANBRED USA INC SOUTHWEST (2220 31 RD in BRAINARD, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: HOGS
FRONTIER COOPERATIVE (PO BOX 37 in BRAINARD, NE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.2% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.3%
77.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
15.6%Electricity
4.0%Utility gas
2.0%Other fuel
1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Population in 1990: 570. Population change in the 1990s: +177 (+31.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 484
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 25
South: 11
West: 20
77% of the 68626 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.
98% of the 68626 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 133% moved from different county within same state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
Nebraska:
14.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Nebraska:
12.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Nebraska:
18.0%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
90,310Transportation occupations
80,965Management occupations
69,724Architecture and engineering occupations
67,032Sales and related occupations
63,651Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
63,585Production occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 68626 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Joseph
17
80.1 years
Mary
14
88.5 years
Frank
13
79.7 years
John
9
76.3 years
William
7
79.3 years
Marie
6
85.3 years
James
6
74.0 years
Louis
6
73.6 years
Frances
6
86.6 years
Edward
6
82.5 years
Most common last names in zip code 68626 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Dvorak
13
80.4 years
Svoboda
8
67.8 years
Behne
7
83.3 years
Janak
7
84.0 years
Sabata
6
79.1 years
Rezac
6
78.9 years
Bongers
6
81.2 years
Bruner
6
84.3 years
Dusatko
6
83.5 years
Navratil
6
78.5 years
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