Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,001 Zip code population in 2010: 903 Zip code population in 2000: 1,080
Houses and condos: 498 Renter-occupied apartments: 75
% of renters here:
19%
State:
34%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68643: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 95.7 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 10 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% ($1,530)
Nebraska:
1.4% ($3,313)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,848 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,515 (1.0%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 508
(50.7%)
Females: 493
(49.3%)
For population 25 years and over in 68643:
High school or higher: 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 0.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 68643:
Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 56.0%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 13.9%
Divorced: 9.2%
Zip code 68643 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $146,041
68643:
$146,041
Nebraska:
$232,400
According to our research of Nebraska and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 68643 zip code as of April 24, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 68643 is 1,132 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
41.2 years
Nebraska median age:
37.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Nebraska:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68643, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $79,632 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$79,632
State:
$73,874
Salary/wage: $57,697 (reported on 85.4% of returns)
Here:
$57,697
State:
$58,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2807.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4357.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9350.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13145.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 24130.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,574 (reported on 56.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,574
Nebraska:
$1,748
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 55.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 102.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 220.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1070.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,750 (reported on 24.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,750
State:
$7,841
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs below $25k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 277.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,664 (reported on 26.8% of returns)
Here:
+$9,664
State:
+$21,703
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 245.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2237.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,575 (reported on 19.5% of returns)
Here:
+$10,575
State:
+$11,239
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 632.5% for AGIs below $25k, 630.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 852.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,600 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
68643:
$4,600
Nebraska:
$18,251
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 460.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $2,225 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,225
State:
$2,260
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 222.5% for AGIs below $25k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.6%
Here:
98%
State:
95%
(% for various income ranges: 90.0% 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 68643, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $61,109 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$61,109
State:
$60,572
Salary/wage: $38,938 (reported on 84.1% of returns)
Here:
$38,938
State:
$47,046
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.1% for AGIs below $25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 24.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,271 (reported on 47.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,271
Nebraska:
$1,535
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,089 (reported on 20.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,089
State:
$5,776
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,878 (reported on 20.5% of returns)
Here:
+$7,878
State:
+$16,171
Profit/loss from business: +$11,629 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
+$11,629
State:
+$9,897
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,425 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
68643:
$4,425
Nebraska:
$12,804
Total itemized deductions: $19,650 (12% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:
$19,650
State:
$23,343
Here:
12.5% of AGI
State:
18.7% of AGI
Charity contributions: $1,650 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,650
State:
$4,921
Taxes paid: $7,367 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
68643:
$7,367
State:
$9,758
Earned income credit: $1,925 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,925
State:
$2,188
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.3%
Here:
77%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68643, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,848 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$29,848
State:
$44,271
Salary/wage: $27,796 (reported on 80.9% of returns)
Here:
$27,796
State:
$38,230
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 314.9% for AGIs below $10k, 72.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 129.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,774 (reported on 59.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,774
Nebraska:
$1,759
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $724 (reported on 26.3% of returns)
Here:
$724
State:
$2,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,768 (reported on 24.0% of returns)
Here:
+$1,768
State:
+$7,887
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, -0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,831 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
+$8,831
State:
+$7,743
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -10.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,562 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
68643:
$2,562
Nebraska:
$2,902
Total itemized deductions: $13,233 (21% of AGI, reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:
$13,233
State:
$18,692
Here:
20.9% of AGI
State:
21.1% of AGI
Charity contributions deductions: $1,306 (2% of AGI, reported on 7.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,306
State:
$3,500
Here:
2.2% of AGI
State:
3.8% of AGI
Total tax: $3,464 (reported on 74.7% of returns)
68643:
$3,464
State:
$6,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,659 (reported on 8.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,659
State:
$1,643
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.2%
Here:
78%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 67.7% for AGIs below $10k, 78.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 133.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 402
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (7 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 165 (102 now married, 62 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 68643 with a mortgage: 77 (1 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,008 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $559
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
3.7%
Whole state:
11.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
1.2%
Whole state:
6.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 68643: Folken Feed Yards (A), Maple Valley Cooperative Elevator (B), Colfax County Fairgrounds (C), Centennial Park Campground (D), Rick Charipar Memorial Golf Course (E), Leigh Rescue Unit (F), House of Yesteryear (G), Leigh Volunteer Fire Department (H), Leigh Police Department (I), Leigh Public Library (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 108 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 202 1-person, 1 2-persons, 9 5-persons
254 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (37 men, 25 women).
97.3% of residents of 68643 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% very well, 4% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 14 (1.5%) (48.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.5%
Whole state:
7.2%
47%Honduras
27%El Salvador
13%Bhutan
7%Chile
63%German
12%Czech
5%American
3%English
1%Austrian
1%Czechoslovakian
1%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
42010 or later
02000 to 2009
21990 to 1999
6Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
MAPLE VALLEY COOPERATIVE (107 MAIN STREET in LEIGH, NE)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1986-0117, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -071291-NM-1646, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -0001900339, EPCRA Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS; FARM SUPPLIES; LUMBER AND OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS DEALERS Alternative names: COOPERATIVE SUPPLY INC, MAPLE VALLEY COOP-LEIGH
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.0%
52.2%Electricity
23.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
19.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2.8%Utility gas
2.8%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 1,225.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 782
Midwest: 70
South: 8
West: 132
74% of the 68643 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.
98% of the 68643 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 127% 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 ($)
76,394Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
69,678Transportation occupations
64,010Production occupations
58,564Sales and related occupations
57,945Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
54,999Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (10-19: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 2)
Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1)
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)
Most common first names in zip code 68643 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
12
81.9 years
Otto
11
78.4 years
Anna
8
88.4 years
William
8
73.9 years
Mary
8
86.5 years
Edward
8
77.0 years
James
8
73.0 years
George
7
75.4 years
Joseph
7
80.7 years
Henry
7
75.2 years
Most common last names in zip code 68643 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Loseke
15
81.9 years
Asche
10
87.1 years
Littelman
9
83.0 years
Muhle
8
83.8 years
Barjenbruch
8
83.2 years
Ehlers
8
82.0 years
Marty
6
75.4 years
Groteluschen
6
79.4 years
Bakenhus
5
70.4 years
Hogendorn
5
84.2 years
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