ZIP 68016 vs ZIP 68059

This side-by-side compares ZIP 68016 (Cedar Creek, NE) and ZIP 68059 (Springfield, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 68016 has a population of 413 at 206 people per square mile, while ZIP 68059 has 3,158 at 25 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 68016 reports a median household income of $118,456 against $98,238 in ZIP 68059, with per-capita income of $53,364 vs $45,733. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 25.9% in 68016 and 27.7% in 68059. Poverty rate reads 2.6% vs 3.8%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 2.9% — 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 $391,100 in 68016 versus $367,200 in 68059, with median rent of — and $1,286 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 96.4% vs 83.4%. 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.