ZIP 68653 · Platte Center
Who lives in ZIP code 68653 (Platte Center, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Platte Center, NE · Platte County
uszips 2026
People748
Median age38.0
Household income$99,500
Home value$225,300
Median rent$1,620/mo
Poverty7.8%
College degree+18.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbus, NE (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 266
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.8% are 65 or older; 69.0% are adults.
Household income
49.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,568.
Education (adults 25+)
55.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.5%
- Never married
- 23.4%
- Divorced
- 4.1%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 3.17
- Dual-income families
- 63.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.7%
- Rent burden
- 15.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.5%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 15.4%
- Farmers
- 17.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.8%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 8.3%
- No health insurance
- 0.7%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.