ZIP 68029 vs ZIP 68061

This side-by-side compares ZIP 68029 (Herman, NE) and ZIP 68061 (Tekamah, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 68029 has a population of 899 at 4 people per square mile, while ZIP 68061 has 2,504 at 6 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 68029 reports a median household income of $82,423 against $64,556 in ZIP 68061, with per-capita income of $39,683 vs $36,481. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 30.0% in 68029 and 24.8% in 68061. Poverty rate reads 6.7% vs 13.8%, and unemployment 0.8% vs 0.7% — 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 $158,300 in 68029 versus $160,200 in 68061, with median rent of $692 and $642 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.1% vs 75.9%. 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.