ZIP 68048 vs ZIP 68347

This side-by-side compares ZIP 68048 (Plattsmouth, NE) and ZIP 68347 (Eagle, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 68048 has a population of 12,422 at 50 people per square mile, while ZIP 68347 has 2,570 at 29 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 68048 reports a median household income of $89,931 against $88,281 in ZIP 68347, with per-capita income of $46,117 vs $45,921. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.2% in 68048 and 33.1% in 68347. Poverty rate reads 4.7% vs 2.1%, and unemployment 1.3% vs 1.7% — 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 $261,600 in 68048 versus $237,900 in 68347, with median rent of $947 and $1,115 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 84.0% vs 96.9%. 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.