ZIP 68817 · Ashton
Who lives in ZIP code 68817 (Ashton, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ashton, NE · Sherman County
uszips 2026
People340
Median age48.6
Household income$74,375
Home value$138,130
Median rent$842/mo
Poverty4.1%
College degree+5.8%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 163
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.4% are 65 or older; 87.6% are adults.
Household income
27.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,821.
Education (adults 25+)
31.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 69.2%
- Never married
- 19.7%
- Divorced
- 5.4%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.57
- Dual-income families
- 54.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.3%
- Rent burden
- 12.4%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 18.8%
- Farmers
- 37.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 7.6%
- No health insurance
- 1.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.