Chambers, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68725
Holt County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 501
- 1/sq mi
- $54,583
- Median income
- $119,700
- Median home value
- 29.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Chambers pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 20th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 16th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68725 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68725 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Chambers, Holt County, Nebraska, home to just 501 residents across 417.5 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 68725 reports a modest median household income of $54,583 (29% below the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $32,272. The poverty rate is 11.2%, with unemployment at 0.3%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $119,700 (36% below the average Nebraska ZIP), and median rent is $800; owner occupancy is 85.1%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 29.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.4, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Nebraska and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 68725.
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 68725, Chambers, 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
501
Population
417.5
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68725?
30.4
Median Age
58.7%
Male
41.3%
Female
0.9%
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?
$54,583
Median Household Income
-29% vs state ZIP avg
$32,272
Per Capita Income
11.2%
Poverty Rate
0.3%
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
326housing units
326
Total Housing Units
261
Occupied Units
65
Vacant Units
2.48
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$119,700
Median Home Value
-36% vs state ZIP avg
$800
Median Rent
1965
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 68725, employing approximately 65 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,818,000.
12
Businesses
65
Employees
$2.8M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 25.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 68725, 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.