ZIP 68856 · Merna
Who lives in ZIP code 68856 (Merna, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Merna, NE · Custer County
uszips 2026
People715
Median age38.2
Household income$73,000
Home value$181,564
Median rent$983/mo
Poverty11.2%
College degree+23.0%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 272
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.4% are 65 or older; 74.3% are adults.
Household income
27.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,713.
Education (adults 25+)
59.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 70.6%
- Never married
- 19.4%
- Divorced
- 7.2%
- Widowed
- 2.9%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 62.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.9%
- Rent burden
- 28.0%
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.6%
- Unemployment
- 0.8%
- Self-employed
- 22.2%
- Farmers
- 29.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.1%
- Veterans
- 4.5%
- With a disability
- 7.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.