ZIP 68601 · Columbus
Who lives in ZIP code 68601 (Columbus, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbus, NE · Platte County
uszips 2026
People30,944
Median age37.9
Household income$68,480
Home value$218,523
Median rent$897/mo
Poverty10.5%
College degree+22.4%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbus, NE (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 42 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,223
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 73.8% are adults.
Household income
33.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,175.
Education (adults 25+)
32.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
27.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.9%
- Never married
- 31.7%
- Divorced
- 11.1%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 56.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.3%
- Rent burden
- 24.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 3.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.6%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 8.3%
- Limited English
- 4.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.