68409 Zip Code (Murray, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 722
Zip code population in 2010: 807
Zip code population in 2000: 771

Houses and condos: 304
Renter-occupied apartments: 42
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68409: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 31.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 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: $2,942 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,766 (1.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 68409:

• High school or higher: 92.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.9%
• Unemployed: 3.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68409:

• Never married: 23.9%
• Now married: 60.0%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 6.8%
• Divorced: 9.1%

• 
• • 67994.0%White
  • 294.0%Two or more races
  • 101.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.6%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 68409, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $72,911 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$72,911
State:	$73,874

Salary/wage: $64,616 (reported on 84.4% of returns)

Here:	$64,616
State:	$58,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1063.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4031.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8732.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8125.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 24058.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $500 (reported on 35.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$500
Nebraska:	$1,748

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,258 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,258
State:	$7,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.2% for AGIs below $25k, 92.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 156.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,844 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,844
State:	+$21,703

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 411.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,450 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,450
State:	+$11,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 306.7% for AGIs below $25k, 277.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,925 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

68409:	$19,925
Nebraska:	$18,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1328.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,867 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$21,867
State:	$37,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1640.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $4,900 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,900
State:	$15,251

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 245.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $7,500 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

68409:	$7,500
State:	$8,015

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 562.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,700 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.1%

Here:	91%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 110.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 68409, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $68,105 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$68,105
State:	$60,572

Salary/wage: $49,330 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$49,330
State:	$47,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.9% for AGIs below $25k, 72.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $489 (reported on 41.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$489
Nebraska:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,491 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,491
State:	$5,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$733 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$733
State:	+$16,171

Profit/loss from business: +$2,917 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,917
State:	+$9,897

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,033 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

68409:	$12,033
Nebraska:	$12,804

Total itemized deductions: $21,382 (19% of AGI, reported on 39.5% of returns)

Here:	$21,382
State:	$23,343

Here:	19.3% of AGI
State:	18.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,886 (reported on 32.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,886
State:	$4,921

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,853 (reported on 39.5% of returns)

68409:	$8,853
State:	$9,758

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,117 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,117
State:	$2,188

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.8%

Here:	56%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 44.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68409, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,515 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,515
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $42,407 (reported on 83.1% of returns)

Here:	$42,407
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.3% for AGIs below $10k, 59.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,038 (reported on 53.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,038
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $581 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$581
State:	$2,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,201 (22% of AGI, reported on 36.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,201
State:	$18,692

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,200 (3% of AGI, reported on 31.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$3,500

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,363 (reported on 81.3% of returns)

68409:	$5,363
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,312 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,312
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.3%

Here:	57%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 47.1% for AGIs below $10k, 58.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 68048, 68413, 68455, 68463, 51561, 51654.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 16
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 286

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (2 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 119 (67 now married, 51 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68409 with a mortgage: 142 (12 second mortgage, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,548
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $726

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

• Zip code 68409 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 26$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 18$45,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 36$60,000 to $74,999
• 34$75,000 to $99,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $199,999
• 23$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68409

• 1Less than $10,000
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 1$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $174,999
• 28$175,000 to $199,999
• 25$200,000 to $249,999
• 25$250,000 to $299,999
• 26$300,000 to $399,999
• 29$400,000 to $499,999
• 19$500,000 to $749,999
• 20$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68409

• 7$500 to $549
• 3$700 to $749
• 5$800 to $899
• 5$900 to $999
• 8$1,000 to $1,249
• 9No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,151.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $217,435

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $219,627 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $159,456 - $389,765

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $290,774

Here:	$290,774
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $63,306

Here:	$63,306
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 288
• Two: 1
• Mobile homes: 9

Unemployment: 3.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68409

• 88.5%281Drove a car alone
• 4.7%15Carpooled
• 0.9%3Walked
• 3.8%12Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68409

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 195 to 9 minutes
• 2610 to 14 minutes
• 2015 to 19 minutes
• 3020 to 24 minutes
• 1125 to 29 minutes
• 4830 to 34 minutes
• 4135 to 39 minutes
• 1740 to 44 minutes
• 6445 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 33.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 722

• Male householders: 131 (34 living alone), Female householders: 172 (58 living alone)

• 180 spouses (180 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 209 children (201 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 17 non-relatives

Size of family households: 107 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 4 2-persons, 7 5-persons

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

100.1% of residents of 68409 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% very well, 60% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HAVEMAN GRAIN COMPANY INCORPORATED (301 RAILROAD AVE in MURRAY, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, -032792-KM-1245, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, -0001300258, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: HAVEMAN GRAIN CO INC(HAVEMAN, DAN)

• CONESTOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ( in MURRAY, NE)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-130056002
  Organizations: CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CONESTOGA HIGH SCHOOL ( in MURRAY, NE)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-130056001
  Organizations: CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (HWY 1 & 42ND ST in MURRAY, NE)

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

• CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (HWY 1 & 42ND ST BOX 40 in MURRAY, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%

Population in 1990: 1,145.

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

• This state: 491
• Northeast: 15
• Midwest: 118
• South: 45
• West: 43

62% of the 68409 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

98% of the 68409 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 125% 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): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Offices of Bank Holding Companies (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68409 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	8	63.9 years
John	7	81.4 years
Charles	5	79.2 years
Clara	4	86.8 years
Frank	4	79.7 years
Fred	4	75.0 years
Harold	3	77.3 years
Frances	3	70.7 years
Marion	3	84.3 years
William	3	80.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 68409 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Spangler	6	83.3 years
Todd	5	78.0 years
Meisinger	5	78.2 years
Nickels	5	74.0 years
Smith	4	79.2 years
Young	4	79.5 years
Eastridge	3	60.7 years
Campbell	3	77.7 years
Lewis	3	73.7 years
Gregg	3	75.1 years

Businesses in zip code 68409

• MasterBrand Cabinets: 1