Silver Creek, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68663
Nance County, Nebraska — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 761
- 3/sq mi
- $57,333
- Median income
- $210,500
- Median home value
- 11.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Silver Creek pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 25th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 46th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68663 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68663 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 230.6 square miles in Silver Creek, Nance County, Nebraska. The area is home to 761 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 68663 against Nebraska and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 68663 sits at $57,333 (25% below the Nebraska average), while per-capita income is $34,620. The poverty rate stands at 8.8% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $210,500 (13% above the state average) with median rent at $871 per month, and 84.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 68663 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 11.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.2, and the average commute is 21 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 additional ZIPs sharing Nance County, so you can benchmark 68663 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 68663, Silver Creek, 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
761
Population
230.6
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68663?
51.2
Median Age
52.6%
Male
47.4%
Female
3.1%
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?
$57,333
Median Household Income
-25% vs state
$34,620
Per Capita Income
8.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
20.9 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 68663 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$57,333 25th percentile higher than 25% 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?
434
Total Housing Units
378
Occupied Units
56
Vacant Units
2.07
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$210,500
Median Home Value
+13% vs state
$871
Median Rent
1967
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 20 business establishments in ZIP 68663, employing approximately 53 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,654,000.
20
Businesses
53
Employees
$2.7M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 6 | 30.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 3 | 15.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
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ZIP 68663 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68640
Genoa (68640)
1,613 residents
- 68651
Osceola (68651)
1,470 residents
- 68628
Clarks (68628)
826 residents
- 68663
Silver Creek (68663)
761 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 68663 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 68663 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68651
Osceola (68651)
$78,487 median income
- 68640
Genoa (68640)
$68,036 median income
- 68628
Clarks (68628)
$58,438 median income
- 68663
Silver Creek (68663)
$57,333 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 68663 ranks #4 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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