ZIP 68014 vs ZIP 68001

This side-by-side compares ZIP 68014 (Bruno, NE) and ZIP 68001 (Abie, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 68014 has a population of 287 at 3 people per square mile, while ZIP 68001 has 77 at 10 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 68014 reports a median household income of $116,125 against $55,938 in ZIP 68001, with per-capita income of $48,255 vs $27,459. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.5% in 68014 and 7.1% in 68001. Poverty rate reads 4.6% vs 10.2%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 0.0% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $121,900 in 68014 versus $72,500 in 68001, with median rent of $725 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.0% vs 70.4%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.