ZIP 68437 vs ZIP 68414

This side-by-side compares ZIP 68437 (Shubert, NE) and ZIP 68414 (Nemaha, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 68437 has a population of 261 at 3 people per square mile, while ZIP 68414 has 256 at 2 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 68437 reports a median household income of $43,750 against $82,188 in ZIP 68414, with per-capita income of $51,017 vs $49,591. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.8% in 68437 and 21.4% in 68414. Poverty rate reads 7.4% vs 7.8%, and unemployment 4.9% vs 7.3% — 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 $64,400 in 68437 versus $66,900 in 68414, with median rent of $850 and $900 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.8% vs 92.7%. 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.