Staplehurst, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68439
Seward County, Nebraska — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 478
- 5/sq mi
- $82,759
- Median income
- $180,900
- Median home value
- 27.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Staplehurst pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 35%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 38th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 93%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68439 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68439 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 93.7 square miles in Staplehurst, Seward County, Nebraska. The area is home to 478 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 68439 against Nebraska and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 68439 sits at $82,759 (8% above the Nebraska average), while per-capita income is $38,532. The poverty rate stands at 13.5% and the unemployment rate at 1.7%. On housing, the median home value is $180,900 (3% below the state average) with median rent at $688 per month, and 92.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 68439 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 27.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 35.4, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Seward County, so you can benchmark 68439 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 68439, Staplehurst, 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
478
Population
93.7
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68439?
35.4
Median Age
49.5%
Male
50.5%
Female
0.6%
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?
$82,759
Median Household Income
+8% vs state
$38,532
Per Capita Income
13.5%
Poverty Rate
1.7%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 68439 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$82,759 Top 35% higher than 65% 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?
315
Total Housing Units
274
Occupied Units
41
Vacant Units
2.52
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$180,900
Median Home Value
-3% vs state
$688
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 8 business establishments in ZIP 68439, employing approximately 39 people with a combined annual payroll of $795,000.
8
Businesses
39
Employees
$795K
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 68439 vs 68669 →
ZIP 68439 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
- 68456 1,127
Utica (68456)
1,127 residents
- 68439 478
Staplehurst (68439)
478 residents
- 68669 422
Ulysses (68669)
422 residents
- 68667 92
Surprise (68667)
92 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 68439 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 68439 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68667
Surprise (68667)
$120,625 median income
- 68456
Utica (68456)
$89,550 median income
- 68669
Ulysses (68669)
$86,397 median income
- 68439
Staplehurst (68439)
$82,759 median income
- 68434
Seward (68434)
$81,466 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 68439 ranks #4 of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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