Newport, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68759
Rock County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 295
- 1/sq mi
- $88,750
- Median income
- $59,300
- Median home value
- 17.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Newport pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 28%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2nd 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 68759 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68759 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Newport, Rock County, Nebraska, home to just 295 residents across 590.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 68759 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $88,750 (16% above the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $35,632. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 3.2% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $59,300 (68% below the average Nebraska ZIP); owner occupancy is 85.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.1, 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 68759.
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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 68759, Newport, 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
295
Population
590.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68759?
41.1
Median Age
54.4%
Male
45.6%
Female
6.3%
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?
$88,750
Median Household Income
+16% vs state ZIP avg
$35,632
Per Capita Income
3.2%
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
145housing units
145
Total Housing Units
102
Occupied Units
43
Vacant Units
3.42
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$59,300
Median Home Value
-68% vs state ZIP avg
1951
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 68759, 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.