ZIP 68979 · Sutton
Who lives in ZIP code 68979 (Sutton, NE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sutton, NE · Clay County
uszips 2026
People1,572
Median age48.8
Household income$85,862
Home value$159,964
Median rent$907/mo
Poverty5.0%
College degree+27.7%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hastings, NE (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 696
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.4% are 65 or older; 80.7% are adults.
Household income
38.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,380.
Education (adults 25+)
35.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.3%
- Never married
- 16.7%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 7.7%
- Family size
- 2.67
- Dual-income families
- 66.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.2%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.5%
- Unemployment
- 1.1%
- Self-employed
- 22.0%
- Farmers
- 13.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.5%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 12.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.