Hoskins, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68740
Wayne County, Nebraska — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 892
- 5/sq mi
- $103,500
- Median income
- $365,900
- Median home value
- 28.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Hoskins pairs an upper-quartile household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 17%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 24%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 88%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68740 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68740 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 182.0 square miles in Hoskins, Wayne County, Nebraska. The area is home to 892 residents, producing a population density of 5 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 68740 against Nebraska and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 68740 sits at $103,500 (35% above the Nebraska average), while per-capita income is $42,336. The poverty rate stands at 8.1% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $365,900 (96% above the state average) with median rent at $1,344 per month, and 87.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 68740 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 28.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 3 additional ZIPs sharing Wayne County, so you can benchmark 68740 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 68740, Hoskins, 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
892
Population
182.0
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68740?
33.0
Median Age
47.6%
Male
52.4%
Female
0.0%
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?
$103,500
Median Household Income
+35% vs state
$42,336
Per Capita Income
8.1%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 68740 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$103,500 Top 17% higher than 83% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
328
Total Housing Units
324
Occupied Units
4
Vacant Units
2.85
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$365,900
Median Home Value
+96% vs state
$1,344
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 7 business establishments in ZIP 68740, employing approximately 19 people with a combined annual payroll of $825,000.
7
Businesses
19
Employees
$825K
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 68740 vs 68790 →
ZIP 68740 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68701
Norfolk (68701)
30,670 residents
- 68740 892
Hoskins (68740)
892 residents
- 68790 777
Winside (68790)
777 residents
- 68723 566
Carroll (68723)
566 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 68740 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 68740 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68740
Hoskins (68740)
$103,500 median income
- 68723
Carroll (68723)
$74,512 median income
- 68790
Winside (68790)
$66,601 median income
- 68701
Norfolk (68701)
$62,633 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 68740 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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