ZIP 68836 · Elm Creek
Who lives in ZIP code 68836 (Elm Creek, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elm Creek, NE · Buffalo County
uszips 2026
People1,908
Median age33.0
Household income$86,806
Home value$224,414
Median rent$805/mo
Poverty8.7%
College degree+27.8%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kearney, NE (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 673
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.6% are 65 or older; 71.0% are adults.
Household income
40.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,966.
Education (adults 25+)
54.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.0%
- Never married
- 25.5%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 2.8%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 66.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.2%
- Rent burden
- 19.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.4%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 22.0%
- Farmers
- 13.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.9%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 10.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.4%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.