Union, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68455
Cass County, Nebraska — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 681
- 8/sq mi
- $114,643
- Median income
- $320,900
- Median home value
- 26.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Union pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 11%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 30%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 8
- people per sq mi
- 72%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68455 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68455 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 89.6 square miles in Union, Cass County, Nebraska. The area is home to 681 residents, producing a population density of 8 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 68455 against Nebraska and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 68455 sits at $114,643 (50% above the Nebraska average), while per-capita income is $50,942. The poverty rate stands at 6.0% and the unemployment rate at 1.3%. On housing, the median home value is $320,900 (72% above the state average) with median rent at $1,653 per month, and 72.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 68455 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.7, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Cass County, so you can benchmark 68455 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 68455, Union, 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
681
Population
89.6
Area (sq mi)
8
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68455?
30.7
Median Age
57.3%
Male
42.7%
Female
0.1%
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?
$114,643
Median Household Income
+50% vs state
$50,942
Per Capita Income
6.0%
Poverty Rate
1.3%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 68455 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$114,643 Top 11% higher than 89% 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?
571
Total Housing Units
352
Occupied Units
219
Vacant Units
2.42
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$320,900
Median Home Value
+72% vs state
$1,653
Median Rent
1966
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 13 business establishments in ZIP 68455, employing approximately 72 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,871,000.
13
Businesses
72
Employees
$2.9M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 6 | 46.1% |
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 68455 vs 68413 →
ZIP 68455 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68409
Murray (68409)
807 residents
- 68455
Union (68455)
681 residents
- 68413
Nehawka (68413)
533 residents
- 51654
Thurman (51654)
526 residents
- 51648 255
Percival (51648)
255 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 68455 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 68455 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68455
Union (68455)
$114,643 median income
- 68409
Murray (68409)
$92,045 median income
- 51654
Thurman (51654)
$90,188 median income
- 68413
Nehawka (68413)
$81,944 median income
- 51648
Percival (51648)
$59,766 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 68455 ranks the highest of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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