ZIP 68961 · Nelson
Who lives in ZIP code 68961 (Nelson, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Nelson, NE · Nuckolls County
uszips 2026
People633
Median age61.9
Household income$55,673
Home value$67,572
Median rent$497/mo
Poverty7.0%
College degree+29.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 391
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
37.9% are 65 or older; 92.1% are adults.
Household income
21.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,515.
Education (adults 25+)
68.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.0%
- Never married
- 16.3%
- Divorced
- 12.2%
- Widowed
- 10.5%
- Family size
- 2.11
- Dual-income families
- 38.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.3%
- Rent burden
- 15.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.9%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 20.0%
- Farmers
- 17.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.7%
- Veterans
- 10.5%
- With a disability
- 17.0%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.