ZIP 68023 vs ZIP 68152

This side-by-side compares ZIP 68023 (Fort Calhoun, NE) and ZIP 68152 (Omaha, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 68023 has a population of 2,536 at 28 people per square mile, while ZIP 68152 has 5,837 at 165 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 68023 reports a median household income of $116,287 against $84,958 in ZIP 68152, with per-capita income of $51,232 vs $51,309. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 33.5% in 68023 and 41.4% in 68152. Poverty rate reads 5.8% vs 10.9%, and unemployment 1.6% vs 5.9% — 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 $389,600 in 68023 versus $316,400 in 68152, with median rent of $1,077 and $1,104 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.3% vs 77.5%. 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.