ZIP 68421 · Peru
Who lives in ZIP code 68421 (Peru, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Peru, NE · Nemaha County
uszips 2026
People987
Median age21.8
Household income$61,600
Home value$146,098
Median rent$478/mo
Poverty18.0%
College degree+37.3%
Commute13 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 288
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.1% are 65 or older; 90.0% are adults.
Household income
23.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $14,800.
Education (adults 25+)
42.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.4%
- Never married
- 58.7%
- Divorced
- 6.6%
- Widowed
- 1.3%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 82.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.6%
- Rent burden
- 17.8%
- Men / women
- 59% / 41%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.5%
- Unemployment
- 10.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.3%
- Farmers
- 6.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.3%
- Veterans
- 3.4%
- With a disability
- 10.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.