Swanton, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68445
Saline County, Nebraska — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 152
- 3/sq mi
- $60,625
- Median income
- $155,500
- Median home value
- 13.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Swanton pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 30th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 27th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 62%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68445 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68445 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 56.3 square miles in Swanton, Saline County, Nebraska. The area is home to 152 residents, producing a population density of 3 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 68445 against Nebraska and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 68445 sits at $60,625 (21% below the Nebraska average), while per-capita income is $32,634. The poverty rate stands at 8.1% and the unemployment rate at 8.0%. On housing, the median home value is $155,500 (17% below the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 61.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 68445 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 13.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 37.4, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Saline County, so you can benchmark 68445 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 68445, Swanton, 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
152
Population
56.3
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68445?
37.4
Median Age
57.1%
Male
42.9%
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?
$60,625
Median Household Income
-21% vs state
$32,634
Per Capita Income
8.1%
Poverty Rate
8.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 68445 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$60,625 30th percentile higher than 30% 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?
81
Total Housing Units
60
Occupied Units
21
Vacant Units
2.68
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$155,500
Median Home Value
-17% vs state
1948
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 68445 vs 68424 →
ZIP 68445 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68465
Wilber (68465)
2,404 residents
- 68424 730
Plymouth (68424)
730 residents
- 68464 478
Western (68464)
478 residents
- 68445 152
Swanton (68445)
152 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 68445 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 68445 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68465
Wilber (68465)
$91,964 median income
- 68424
Plymouth (68424)
$68,654 median income
- 68445
Swanton (68445)
$60,625 median income
- 68464
Western (68464)
$59,750 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 68445 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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