68786 Zip Code (Wausa, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,043
Zip code population in 2010: 1,079
Zip code population in 2000: 1,140

Houses and condos: 485
Renter-occupied apartments: 55
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68786: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 121.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 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: $1,172 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,134 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 68786:

• High school or higher: 93.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68786:

• Never married: 27.4%
• Now married: 59.6%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 4.5%
• Divorced: 8.2%

• 
• • 93289.4%White
  • 514.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 201.9%Two or more races
  • 181.7%American Indian
  • 181.7%Asian
  • 40.4%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68786, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,933 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,933
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $46,254 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$46,254
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1356.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3668.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6734.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10933.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23483.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,230 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,230
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs below $25k, 48.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 110.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 483.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,364 (reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,364
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs below $25k, 160.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 500.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,015 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,015
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.1% for AGIs below $25k, 246.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 320.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2470.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,188 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,188
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 618.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 680.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,525 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

68786:	$8,525
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 682.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 55.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

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

Here:	98%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68786, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,083 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,083
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $36,478 (reported on 76.6% of returns)

Here:	$36,478
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.3% for AGIs below $25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,160 (reported on 53.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,160
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,150 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,150
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,254 (reported on 27.7% of returns)

Here:	+$12,254
State:	+$16,171

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,443 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,443
State:	+$9,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,300 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

68786:	$5,300
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $18,514 (17% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$18,514
State:	$23,343

Here:	17.4% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Charity contributions: $5,433 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$5,433
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $7,233 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

68786:	$7,233
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $2,140 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,140
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.6%

Here:	77%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $25k, 72.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68786, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,128 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,128
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $27,661 (reported on 73.5% of returns)

Here:	$27,661
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.5% for AGIs below $10k, 60.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,445 (reported on 62.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,445
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $10k, 9.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,127 (reported on 29.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,127
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,291 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,291
State:	+$7,887

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.5% for AGIs below $10k, -0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,742 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,742
State:	+$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$6,944 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,944
State:	-$1,077

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,257 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

68786:	$3,257
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $16,582 (25% of AGI, reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,582
State:	$18,692

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,020 (6% of AGI, reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,020
State:	$3,500

Here:	6.1% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,091 (reported on 75.9% of returns)

68786:	$4,091
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,783 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,783
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.5%

Here:	79%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 67.3% for AGIs below $10k, 73.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68749, 68747, 68765, 68718, 68771, 68730.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 366

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (2 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 239 (120 now married, 119 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68786 with a mortgage: 127 (9 second mortgage, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,081
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $458

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

• Zip code 68786 household income distribution in 2022

• 8Less than $10,000
• 19$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 36$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 26$60,000 to $74,999
• 66$75,000 to $99,999
• 47$100,000 to $124,999
• 40$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $199,999
• 22$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68786

• 2Less than $10,000
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 18$90,000 to $99,999
• 47$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 21$300,000 to $399,999
• 2$400,000 to $499,999
• 12$500,000 to $749,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68786

• 5$150 to $199
• 5$400 to $449
• 14$500 to $549
• 16$600 to $649
• 4$700 to $749
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $740.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,507
• Some other race householders: $300,515
• Two or more races householders: $200,343
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $300,515

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $113,261 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,740 - $177,373

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $348,493

Here:	$348,493
State:	$274,677

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 459
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 7
• 10 to 19: 5
• Mobile homes: 4

Unemployment: 1.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68786

• 81.1%419Drove a car alone
• 5.2%27Carpooled
• 5.2%27Walked
• 7.0%36Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68786

• 67Less than 5 minutes
• 965 to 9 minutes
• 4610 to 14 minutes
• 2715 to 19 minutes
• 5020 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 2430 to 34 minutes
• 1135 to 39 minutes
• 4840 to 44 minutes
• 7045 to 59 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes
• 1890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,043

• Male householders: 199 (41 living alone), Female householders: 171 (66 living alone)

• 228 spouses (228 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 383 children (310 natural, 13 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 47 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 108 1-person, 1 2-persons

298 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (6 men, 19 women).

91.8% of residents of 68786 zip code speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% very well, 14% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 25% not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% very well, 18% well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AGP GRAIN COOPERATIVE (800 EAST BROADWAY in WAUSA, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -041000-99-0000, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, -110899-CT-0920, -AP6372, -0005400002, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: FERTILIZERS, MIXING ONLY; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: CENEX HARVEST STATES, FARMERS UNION COOP ASSN.

• WAUSA WASTEWATER TREATMENT (100 S VIVIAN ST in WAUSA, NE)

  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - 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: KENNETH BLOOMQUIST, SUPT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: WAUSA WWTF

• MID STATES RENDERING (875TH AND 548TH ROAD in WAUSA, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, UIC
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
  Alternative names: ROSBERG FARMS INC

• WAUSA HAY GRINDING SERVICE (503 S SHERMAN ST in WAUSA, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
  

• WAUSA LANDFILL (HIGHWAY 121 NORTH in WAUSA, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL
  Business SIC classification: AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
  

• WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (300 S BISMARK BOX 159 in WAUSA, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-540576002
  Organizations: WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL (BOX 159 in WAUSA, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-540576001
  Organizations: WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOL (300 BISMARCK in WAUSA, NE)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• CLARKSON KERRY (601 EAST CLARK STREET in WAUSA, NE)

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

• FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (PO BOX D in WAUSA, NE)

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

• WAUSA PUBLIC SCHLS (300 S BISMARCK BOX 159 in WAUSA, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.6%

Population in 1990: 1,058. Population change in the 1990s: +82 (+7.8%).

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

• This state: 695
• Northeast: 24
• Midwest: 220
• South: 31
• West: 24

74% of the 68786 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

91% of the 68786 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% 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): 6 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68786 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	16	75.7 years
Carl	14	82.5 years
Anna	12	87.9 years
Donald	10	75.8 years
Oscar	9	87.6 years
Ellen	8	87.9 years
Harold	7	74.6 years
Walter	7	82.3 years
Ruth	7	83.2 years
Albert	6	87.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68786 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	56	83.9 years
Anderson	31	79.6 years
Swanson	24	80.8 years
Nelson	23	81.2 years
Olson	22	83.0 years
Carlson	21	83.0 years
Larson	17	85.6 years
Seagren	11	83.8 years
Holmquist	9	75.5 years
Monson	9	81.0 years