Bee, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68314
Seward County, Nebraska — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 351
- 4/sq mi
- $73,333
- Median income
- $168,300
- Median home value
- 15.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Bee pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 48%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 34th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68314 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68314 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 83.6 square miles in Bee, Seward County, Nebraska. The area is home to 351 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 68314 against Nebraska and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 68314 sits at $73,333 (4% below the Nebraska average), while per-capita income is $40,205. The poverty rate stands at 1.9% and the unemployment rate at 2.7%. On housing, the median home value is $168,300 (10% below the state average) with median rent at $900 per month, and 92.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 68314 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.5, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Seward County, so you can benchmark 68314 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 68314, Bee, 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
351
Population
83.6
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68314?
48.5
Median Age
54.0%
Male
46.0%
Female
0.3%
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?
$73,333
Median Household Income
-4% vs state
$40,205
Per Capita Income
1.9%
Poverty Rate
2.7%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 68314 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$73,333 Top 48% higher than 52% 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?
191
Total Housing Units
182
Occupied Units
9
Vacant Units
1.98
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$168,300
Median Home Value
-10% vs state
$900
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 68314, employing approximately 13 people with a combined annual payroll of $407,000.
5
Businesses
13
Employees
$407K
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 68314 vs 68635 →
ZIP 68314 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68434
Seward (68434)
8,576 residents
- 68360 501
Garland (68360)
501 residents
- 68635 491
Dwight (68635)
491 residents
- 68314 351
Bee (68314)
351 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 68314 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 68314 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68635
Dwight (68635)
$81,563 median income
- 68434
Seward (68434)
$81,466 median income
- 68314
Bee (68314)
$73,333 median income
- 68360
Garland (68360)
$72,000 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 68314 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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