68327 Zip Code (Chester, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 342
Zip code population in 2010: 299
Zip code population in 2000: 391

Houses and condos: 199
Renter-occupied apartments: 24
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68327: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 31.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 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: $1,207 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 68327:

• High school or higher: 95.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 0.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 10.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68327:

• Never married: 9.9%
• Now married: 59.2%
• Separated: 8.3%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 16.7%

• 
• • 33096.5%White
  • 51.5%Two or more races
  • 41.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 30.9%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68327, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,553 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,553
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $45,527 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$45,527
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1017.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3456.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5520.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $633 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$633
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.5% for AGIs below $25k, 76.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,600 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,600
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$2,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	95%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68327, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $61,931 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,931
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $34,250 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

Here:	$34,250
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $657 (reported on 53.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$657
Nebraska:	$1,535

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.9%

Here:	77%
State:	57%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68327, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,724 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,724
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $21,493 (reported on 79.3% of returns)

Here:	$21,493
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.0% for AGIs below $10k, 66.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,565 (reported on 48.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,565
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $464 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$464
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$828 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$828
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$3,682 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,682
State:	+$7,743

Profit/loss from farming: +$5,103 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,103
State:	-$1,077

Total tax: $3,008 (reported on 73.0% of returns)

68327:	$3,008
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,600 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.7%

Here:	71%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 60.5% for AGIs below $10k, 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 68325, 66959, 68370, 68340, 68375, 66935.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 164

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (0 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 57 (50 now married, 7 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68327 with a mortgage: 29
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $824
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $298

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

• Zip code 68327 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 73$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 15$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $74,999
• 16$75,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68327

• 3Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 32$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999
• 6$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68327

• 1$300 to $349
• 1$350 to $399
• 2$400 to $449
• 3$500 to $549
• 7$550 to $599
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $832.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $80,380

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $90,428 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $39,071 - $158,324

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $117,506

Here:	$117,506
State:	$274,677

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 197
• One, attached: 1

Unemployment: 0.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68327

• 87.5%185Drove a car alone
• 5.7%12Carpooled
• 2.4%5Walked
• 1.4%3Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68327

• 9Less than 5 minutes
• 1025 to 9 minutes
• 910 to 14 minutes
• 6115 to 19 minutes
• 1220 to 24 minutes
• 230 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 342

• Male householders: 114 (59 living alone), Female householders: 61 (20 living alone)

• 60 spouses (60 opposite-sex spouses), 6 unmarried partners, (6 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 86 children (84 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 67 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 77 1-person, 3 2-persons

43 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (1 men, 9 women).

93.4% of residents of 68327 zip code speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AGP GRAIN COOPERATIVE (104 S RAILWAY ST in CHESTER, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: CHESTER FARMERS GRAIN INC, COOP BUSINESS ASSN.-CHESTER, MUSSMAN, WILBUR (CHESTER FARMERS GRAIN), MUSSMANN, WILBUR

• BOETTCHER ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED (421 CROOP STREET in CHESTER, NE)

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

• CHESTER SPRAY INCORPORATED (MAIN STREET in CHESTER, NE)

  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, SUPERFUND
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• CITIZENS GRAIN CO (S RAILWAY ST in CHESTER, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
  

• CHESTER (NE) WASTEWATER PLT ( in CHESTER, NE)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CHESTER, NE WASTEWATER PLANT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CHESTER-HUBBELL-BYRON (210 HEBRON in CHESTER, NE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: CHESTER-HUBBELL-BYRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHESTER HUBBELL BYRON SCHOOL

• CHESTER LANDFILL (NO ADDRESS in CHESTER, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
  

• FARMERS COOP ELEV-CHESTER (RR 1 in CHESTER, NE)

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

• CHESTER FORMER USDA GRAIN BIN (1/4 MI NW OF CHESTER, NE, (ALONG HWY 9) in CHESTER, NE)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.6%

Population in 1990: 527.

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

• This state: 221
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 47
• South: 32
• West: 38

87% of the 68327 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

84% of the 68327 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68327 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	10	79.9 years
John	7	82.7 years
George	6	84.2 years
Fred	6	80.8 years
Mary	6	74.7 years
Walter	6	81.3 years
James	5	84.4 years
Charles	4	81.8 years
Clara	4	88.7 years
Frieda	4	87.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 68327 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Poppe	9	81.7 years
Larkins	8	89.3 years
Kuhlmann	7	81.4 years
Vorderstrass	6	83.0 years
Porter	5	79.0 years
Cox	4	77.5 years
Huckins	4	80.0 years
Duey	4	85.5 years
Kapperman	4	86.8 years
Mumm	4	79.5 years