Liberty, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68381
Gage County, Nebraska — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 249
- 2/sq mi
- $74,583
- Median income
- 30.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Liberty pairs an above-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 46%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 69%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68381 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68381 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 166.0 square miles in Liberty, Gage County, Nebraska. The area is home to 249 residents, producing a population density of 2 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 68381 against Nebraska and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 68381 sits at $74,583 (3% below the Nebraska average), while per-capita income is $47,613. The poverty rate stands at 15.1% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is — with median rent at — per month, and 68.9% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 68381 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 30.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.7, and the average commute is —. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Gage County, so you can benchmark 68381 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 68381, Liberty, 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
249
Population
166.0
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68381?
38.7
Median Age
45.9%
Male
54.1%
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?
$74,583
Median Household Income
-3% vs state
$47,613
Per Capita Income
15.1%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 68381 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$74,583 Top 46% higher than 54% 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?
77
Total Housing Units
61
Occupied Units
16
Vacant Units
2.61
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 68381 vs 68309 →
ZIP 68381 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68323
Burchard (68323)
315 residents
- 66541
Summerfield (66541)
264 residents
- 68381
Liberty (68381)
249 residents
- 66518
Oketo (66518)
189 residents
- 68458
Virginia (68458)
135 residents
- 68309 121
Barneston (68309)
121 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 68381 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 68381 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68323
Burchard (68323)
$102,083 median income
- 68458
Virginia (68458)
$90,526 median income
- 68381
Liberty (68381)
$74,583 median income
- 68309
Barneston (68309)
$49,583 median income
- 66541 $36,563
Summerfield (66541)
$36,563 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 68381 ranks #3 of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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