ZIP 68441 vs ZIP 68450

This side-by-side compares ZIP 68441 (Steinauer, NE) and ZIP 68450 (Tecumseh, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 68441 has a population of 302 at 2 people per square mile, while ZIP 68450 has 3,182 at 10 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 68441 reports a median household income of $50,583 against $46,132 in ZIP 68450, with per-capita income of $34,666 vs $26,163. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.4% in 68441 and 12.2% in 68450. Poverty rate reads 15.3% vs 11.0%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 5.2% — 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 $90,000 in 68441 versus $158,600 in 68450, with median rent of — and $805 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 87.7% vs 57.2%. 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.