ZIP 68460 vs ZIP 68456

This side-by-side compares ZIP 68460 (Waco, NE) and ZIP 68456 (Utica, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 68460 has a population of 788 at 3 people per square mile, while ZIP 68456 has 1,127 at 8 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 68460 reports a median household income of $92,610 against $89,550 in ZIP 68456, with per-capita income of $58,937 vs $39,420. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 21.3% in 68460 and 25.4% in 68456. Poverty rate reads 1.0% vs 6.0%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 1.1% — 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 $220,900 in 68460 versus $202,900 in 68456, with median rent of — and $993 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 96.6% vs 71.4%. 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.