ZIP 68812 · Amherst
Who lives in ZIP code 68812 (Amherst, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Amherst, NE · Buffalo County
uszips 2026
People642
Median age37.6
Household income$69,808
Home value$242,071
Median rent$672/mo
Poverty2.6%
College degree+41.8%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kearney, NE (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 256
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.7% are 65 or older; 66.2% are adults.
Household income
32.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,319.
Education (adults 25+)
48.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.5%
- Never married
- 21.6%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 3.34
- Dual-income families
- 66.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.5%
- Rent burden
- 11.6%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.3%
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
- Self-employed
- 20.0%
- Farmers
- 25.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.0%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 8.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.