Prague, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68050
Saunders County, Nebraska — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 609
- 4/sq mi
- $66,111
- Median income
- $181,300
- Median home value
- 16.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Prague pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 40th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 38th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68050 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68050 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 145.0 square miles in Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska. The area is home to 609 residents, producing a population density of 4 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 68050 against Nebraska and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 68050 sits at $66,111 (14% below the Nebraska average), while per-capita income is $31,575. The poverty rate stands at 5.0% and the unemployment rate at 1.6%. On housing, the median home value is $181,300 (3% below the state average) with median rent at $850 per month, and 89.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 68050 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.7, and the average commute is —. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Saunders County, so you can benchmark 68050 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 68050, Prague, NE · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
609
Population
145.0
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68050?
39.7
Median Age
52.9%
Male
47.1%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$66,111
Median Household Income
-14% vs state
$31,575
Per Capita Income
5.0%
Poverty Rate
1.6%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 68050 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$66,111 40th percentile higher than 40% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
253
Total Housing Units
202
Occupied Units
51
Vacant Units
2.61
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$181,300
Median Home Value
-3% vs state
$850
Median Rent
1946
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 68050, employing approximately 25 people with a combined annual payroll of $985,000.
8
Businesses
25
Employees
$985K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 68050 vs 68040 →
ZIP 68050 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68070
Weston (68070)
836 residents
- 68050
Prague (68050)
609 residents
- 68648
Morse Bluff (68648)
484 residents
- 68036
Linwood (68036)
402 residents
- 68040
Malmo (68040)
369 residents
- 68014 287
Bruno (68014)
287 residents
- 68001 77
Abie (68001)
77 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 68050 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 68050 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68014
Bruno (68014)
$116,125 median income
- 68648
Morse Bluff (68648)
$85,214 median income
- 68036
Linwood (68036)
$77,273 median income
- 68040
Malmo (68040)
$68,938 median income
- 68050
Prague (68050)
$66,111 median income
- 68070
Weston (68070)
$63,750 median income
- 68001
Abie (68001)
$55,938 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 68050 ranks #5 of 7 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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