Ericson, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68637
Wheeler County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 267
- 1/sq mi
- $73,750
- Median income
- $160,700
- Median home value
- 23.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Ericson pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 47%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 30th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 86%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68637 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68637 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ericson, Wheeler County, Nebraska, home to just 267 residents across 242.7 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 68637 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $73,750 (4% below the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $52,796. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 5.7% and unemployment is 0.0%. Median home value is $160,700 (14% below the average Nebraska ZIP) and median rent is $493; 85.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 23.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 63.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 1 more in Wheeler County, so 68637 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 68637, Ericson, 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
267
Population
242.7
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68637?
63.2
Median Age
57.4%
Male
42.6%
Female
3.2%
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?
$73,750
Median Household Income
-4% vs state ZIP avg
$52,796
Per Capita Income
5.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
332housing units
332
Total Housing Units
147
Occupied Units
185
Vacant Units
2.16
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$160,700
Median Home Value
-14% vs state ZIP avg
$493
Median Rent
1975
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 11 business establishments in ZIP 68637, employing approximately 47 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,191,000.
11
Businesses
47
Employees
$1.2M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 27.3% |
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 68637 vs 68622 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68622 | Bartlett, NE | 275 | 10.3 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 68637, 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.