Bartlett, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68622
Wheeler County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 275
- 1/sq mi
- $77,917
- Median income
- $168,800
- Median home value
- 28.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Bartlett pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 41%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 34th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 75%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68622 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68622 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Bartlett, Wheeler County, Nebraska, home to just 275 residents across 458.3 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 68622 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $77,917 (2% above the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $40,196. The poverty rate is 3.3%, with unemployment at 4.3%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $168,800 (10% below the average Nebraska ZIP) and median rent is $500; 75.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 28.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 1 more in Wheeler County, so 68622 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 68622, Bartlett, NE · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
275
Population
458.3
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68622?
48.5
Median Age
48.5%
Male
51.5%
Female
3.7%
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?
$77,917
Median Household Income
+2% vs state ZIP avg
$40,196
Per Capita Income
3.3%
Poverty Rate
4.3%
Unemployment Rate
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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
196housing units
196
Total Housing Units
180
Occupied Units
16
Vacant Units
2.37
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$168,800
Median Home Value
-10% vs state ZIP avg
$500
Median Rent
1976
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 68622, employing approximately 20 people with a combined annual payroll of $832,000.
12
Businesses
20
Employees
$832K
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 68622 vs 68637 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68637 | Ericson, NE | 267 | 10.3 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 68622, both outside NE so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.