Hallam, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68368
Lancaster County, Nebraska — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 485
- 5/sq mi
- $110,375
- Median income
- $306,800
- Median home value
- 20.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Hallam pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 13%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 32%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 91%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68368 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68368 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 91.5 square miles in Hallam, Lancaster County, Nebraska. The area is home to 485 residents, producing a population density of 5 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 68368 against Nebraska and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 68368 sits at $110,375 (44% above the Nebraska average), while per-capita income is $40,581. The poverty rate stands at 2.1% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $306,800 (64% above the state average) with median rent at $988 per month, and 90.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 68368 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 20.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.5, and the average commute is 34 minutes. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Lancaster County, so you can benchmark 68368 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 68368, Hallam, 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
485
Population
91.5
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68368?
39.5
Median Age
57.9%
Male
42.1%
Female
0.8%
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?
$110,375
Median Household Income
+44% vs state
$40,581
Per Capita Income
2.1%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
33.8 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 68368 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$110,375 Top 13% higher than 87% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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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
174
Occupied Units
17
Vacant Units
2.74
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$306,800
Median Home Value
+64% vs state
$988
Median Rent
2004
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 68368, employing approximately 136 people with a combined annual payroll of $11,883,000.
12
Businesses
136
Employees
$11.9M
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 68368 vs 68328 →
ZIP 68368 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68333
Crete (68333)
8,327 residents
- 68331 961
Cortland (68331)
961 residents
- 68404 902
Martell (68404)
902 residents
- 68368 485
Hallam (68368)
485 residents
- 68328 429
Clatonia (68328)
429 residents
- 68438 142
Sprague (68438)
142 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 68368 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 68368 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68404
Martell (68404)
$112,643 median income
- 68368
Hallam (68368)
$110,375 median income
- 68331
Cortland (68331)
$96,250 median income
- 68438
Sprague (68438)
$81,250 median income
- 68333
Crete (68333)
$81,083 median income
- 68328
Clatonia (68328)
$66,719 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 68368 ranks #2 of 6 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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