ZIP 68850 · Lexington
Who lives in ZIP code 68850 (Lexington, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lexington, NE · Dawson County
uszips 2026
People12,428
Median age32.0
Household income$69,238
Home value$161,688
Median rent$963/mo
Poverty12.5%
College degree+14.9%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lexington, NE (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,104
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.1% are 65 or older; 66.8% are adults.
Household income
28.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,611.
Education (adults 25+)
27.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
60.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.6%
- Never married
- 34.2%
- Divorced
- 8.8%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.37
- Dual-income families
- 56.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.5%
- Rent burden
- 18.3%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.4%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 7.7%
- Farmers
- 2.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.3%
- Veterans
- 2.4%
- With a disability
- 9.3%
- No health insurance
- 14.2%
- Limited English
- 28.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.