ZIP 68070 vs ZIP 68050

This side-by-side compares ZIP 68070 (Weston, NE) and ZIP 68050 (Prague, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 68070 has a population of 836 at 5 people per square mile, while ZIP 68050 has 609 at 4 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 68070 reports a median household income of $63,750 against $66,111 in ZIP 68050, with per-capita income of $31,089 vs $31,575. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.7% in 68070 and 16.2% in 68050. Poverty rate reads 2.7% vs 5.0%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 1.6% — 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 $239,100 in 68070 versus $181,300 in 68050, with median rent of $1,143 and $850 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.1% vs 89.1%. 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.