Harvard, NE · standard
ZIP Code 68944
Clay County, Nebraska — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,323
- 5/sq mi
- $69,432
- Median income
- $125,800
- Median home value
- 18.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Harvard pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 46th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 19th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 68944 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 68944 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 270.0 square miles in Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska. The area is home to 1,323 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 68944 against Nebraska and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 68944 sits at $69,432 (9% below the Nebraska average), while per-capita income is $36,130. The poverty rate stands at 6.6% and the unemployment rate at 2.3%. On housing, the median home value is $125,800 (33% below the state average) with median rent at $738 per month, and 76.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 68944 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 18.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.8, and the average commute is 24 minutes. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Clay County, so you can benchmark 68944 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 68944, Harvard, 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
1,323
Population
270.0
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 68944?
38.8
Median Age
49.8%
Male
50.2%
Female
6.4%
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?
$69,432
Median Household Income
-9% vs state
$36,130
Per Capita Income
6.6%
Poverty Rate
2.3%
Unemployment Rate
23.5 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 68944 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$69,432 46th percentile higher than 46% 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?
556
Total Housing Units
521
Occupied Units
35
Vacant Units
2.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$125,800
Median Home Value
-33% vs state
$738
Median Rent
1959
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 13 business establishments in ZIP 68944, employing approximately 39 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,800,000.
13
Businesses
39
Employees
$1.8M
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 68944 vs 68975 →
ZIP 68944 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68944
Harvard (68944)
1,323 residents
- 68933
Clay Center (68933)
932 residents
- 68841
Giltner (68841)
610 residents
- 68975 160
Saronville (68975)
160 residents
- 68954 94
Inland (68954)
94 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 68944 ranks the most populous — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 68944 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 68975
Saronville (68975)
$92,500 median income
- 68933
Clay Center (68933)
$89,583 median income
- 68841
Giltner (68841)
$76,875 median income
- 68944
Harvard (68944)
$69,432 median income
- 68954
Inland (68954)
$45,893 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 68944 ranks #4 of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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