68938 Zip Code (Fairfield, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 492
Zip code population in 2010: 582
Zip code population in 2000: 694

Houses and condos: 283
Renter-occupied apartments: 49
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68938: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 58.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 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: $1,287 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,494 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 68938:

• High school or higher: 97.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Unemployed: 1.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68938:

• Never married: 18.5%
• Now married: 64.1%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 9.9%

• 
• • 46694.7%White
  • 153.0%Two or more races
  • 112.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68938, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $56,735 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,735
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $39,767 (reported on 80.8% of returns)

Here:	$39,767
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1114.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3622.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7756.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7225.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,044 (reported on 34.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,044
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 270.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,360 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,360
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 226.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,600 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,600
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 200.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 400.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,675 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,675
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1023.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,050 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

68938:	$15,050
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 602.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,160 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,160
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.0% for AGIs below $25k, 96.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%

Here:	92%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% 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 68938, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,054 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,054
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $34,091 (reported on 82.1% of returns)

Here:	$34,091
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 82.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 29.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $825 (reported on 42.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$825
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,680 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,680
State:	$5,776

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$720 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$720
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$4,700 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,700
State:	+$9,897

Total itemized deductions: $20,425 (16% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$20,425
State:	$23,343

Here:	15.9% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,700 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$4,921

Taxes paid: $6,240 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

68938:	$6,240
State:	$9,758

Earned income credit: $2,120 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,120
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.4%

Here:	71%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68938, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,740 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,740
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $27,524 (reported on 79.6% of returns)

Here:	$27,524
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.4% for AGIs below $10k, 67.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,563 (reported on 55.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,563
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $760 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$760
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,667 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,667
State:	+$7,743

Profit/loss from farming: +$11,109 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	+$11,109
State:	-$1,077

IRA payment deduction: $3,400 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

68938:	$3,400
Nebraska:	$2,902

Total itemized deductions: $16,475 (27% of AGI, reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,475
State:	$18,692

Here:	26.7% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,720 (2% of AGI, reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,720
State:	$3,500

Here:	2.3% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,980 (reported on 71.2% of returns)

68938:	$3,980
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,898 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,898
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.1%

Here:	81%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 74.1% for AGIs below $10k, 84.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68934, 68933, 68935, 68941, 68957, 68961.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 219

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 83 (50 now married, 33 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68938 with a mortgage: 75
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,080
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $588

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

• Zip code 68938 household income distribution in 2022

• 12Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $74,999
• 59$75,000 to $99,999
• 27$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 28$150,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68938

• 3Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$90,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$150,000 to $174,999
• 13$175,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 to $249,999
• 21$250,000 to $299,999
• 1$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$500,000 to $749,999
• 12$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68938

• 1$100 to $149
• 11$200 to $249
• 3$250 to $299
• 4$300 to $349
• 4$350 to $399
• 2$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 4$550 to $599
• 2$650 to $699
• 5$800 to $899
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $666.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,844
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $27,871

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $135,190 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,118 - $224,140

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $205,855

Here:	$205,855
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $156,169

Here:	$156,169
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 268
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 8
• Mobile homes: 1

Unemployment: 1.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68938

• 65.3%196Drove a car alone
• 9.7%29Carpooled
• 0.3%1Bus or trolley bus
• 3.3%10Motorcycle
• 1.7%5Walked
• 20.3%61Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68938

• 20Less than 5 minutes
• 355 to 9 minutes
• 6110 to 14 minutes
• 1515 to 19 minutes
• 1020 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes
• 2230 to 34 minutes
• 2835 to 39 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 545 to 59 minutes
• 2360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 492

• Male householders: 141 (24 living alone), Female householders: 99 (33 living alone)

• 135 spouses (135 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (15 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 60 children (53 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 38 non-relatives

Size of family households: 113 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 57 1-person, 14 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

33 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (7 men, 4 women).

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FAIRFIELD NON STOCK COOP FERTILIZER ASSN (202 NORTH in FAIRFIELD, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - EPCRA
  Alternative names: FAIRFIELD NON-STOCK CO-OP ASSN, HOINS, GORDON

• AGP GRAIN COOPERATIVE (201 W 2ND ST in FAIRFIELD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• CLAY CO LEARN CTR/PRESCHOOL ( in FAIRFIELD, NE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-000009016
  Organizations: EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT 09 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DEWEESE BIOFUELS LLC (ROAD 11 in FAIRFIELD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
  

• FAIRFIELD LANDFILL (NO ADDRESS in FAIRFIELD, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

• FAIRFIELD FORMER CCC GRAIN STORAGE (D ST AND 2ND ST & 1ST & FAIRFIELD AVE in FAIRFIELD, NE)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.5%

Population in 1990: 569. Population change in the 1990s: +125 (+22.0%).

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

• This state: 367
• Northeast: 5
• Midwest: 40
• South: 22
• West: 59

71% of the 68938 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

97% of the 68938 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68938 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	7	72.7 years
Walter	7	77.6 years
Mary	6	84.8 years
Joseph	5	80.2 years
Roy	5	78.2 years
John	4	85.3 years
William	4	73.0 years
Ralph	4	84.7 years
Edward	3	89.3 years
Arthur	3	78.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 68938 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ridgway	7	68.2 years
Brodrick	6	86.8 years
Glass	6	73.6 years
Fowler	5	75.2 years
Matticks	5	87.2 years
Nejezchleb	5	85.8 years
Wolfe	5	82.2 years
Davis	4	84.8 years
Jackson	4	71.5 years
Hoins	4	70.8 years