68976 Zip Code (Smithfield, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 225
Zip code population in 2010: 316
Zip code population in 2000: 292

Houses and condos: 103
Renter-occupied apartments: 16
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 68976: 74.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 92.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 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: $3,676 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 68976:

• High school or higher: 87.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
• Unemployed: 1.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 68976:

• Never married: 36.3%
• Now married: 46.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.2%
• Divorced: 7.8%

• 
• • 21495.5%White
  • 94.0%American Indian
  • 10.4%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 68976, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,123 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,123
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $29,385 (reported on 75.4% of returns)

Here:	$29,385
State:	$38,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.5% for AGIs below $10k, 78.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,343 (reported on 50.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,343
Nebraska:	$1,759

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $419 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	$419
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$229 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	+$229
State:	+$7,887

Total itemized deductions: $11,333 (27% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$11,333
State:	$18,692

Here:	26.9% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,562 (4% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,562
State:	$3,500

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $2,885 (reported on 75.4% of returns)

68976:	$2,885
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,294 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,294
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.1%

Here:	76%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 63.0% for AGIs below $10k, 77.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 68927, 68937, 68850, 68958, 68863, 68936.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 7
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 69

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 41 (28 now married, 13 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 68976 with a mortgage: 35
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,721
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $521

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 68976 household income distribution in 2022

• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $74,999
• 25$75,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$150,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 68976

• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$150,000 to $174,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 68976

• 2$550 to $599
• 9$650 to $699
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $946.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $74,996

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $133,494

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $406,897

Here:	$406,897
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $142,783

Here:	$142,783
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 83
• Mobile homes: 15

Unemployment: 1.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 68976

• 40.0%51Drove a car alone
• 26.7%34Carpooled
• 1.6%2Walked
• 27.5%35Other means
• 5.5%7Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 68976

• 4Less than 5 minutes
• 1310 to 14 minutes
• 1115 to 19 minutes
• 3320 to 24 minutes
• 825 to 29 minutes
• 2930 to 34 minutes
• 245 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 37.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 225

• Male householders: 45 (16 living alone), Female householders: 32 (6 living alone)

• 30 spouses (30 opposite-sex spouses), 4 unmarried partners, (4 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 97 children (97 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 2 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person

37 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 men).

97.2% of residents of 68976 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AGRI CO-OP (HIGHWAY 23 in SMITHFIELD, NE)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.3%

Population in 1990: 972.

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

• This state: 138
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 19
• South: 25
• West: 30

69% of the 68976 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.

101% of the 68976 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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):

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 68976 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
George	4	74.0 years
Walter	3	77.7 years
William	3	81.0 years
Francis	2	74.6 years
Laura	2	51.6 years
Lyle	2	62.5 years
John	2	74.0 years
Lillian	2	81.9 years
Charles	2	77.0 years
Mary	2	82.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 68976 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hagan	5	63.1 years
Stehl	4	83.0 years
Fox	3	77.3 years
Brell	3	80.3 years
Gulden	3	78.7 years
Lentz	3	71.7 years
Meyer	3	69.0 years
Renken	3	78.6 years
Robb	3	87.6 years
Smith	3	82.0 years