Stratton, NE · standard
ZIP Code 69043
Hitchcock County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 549
- 1/sq mi
- $48,438
- Median income
- $75,600
- Median home value
- 17.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Stratton pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 12th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 4th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 69043 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 69043 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Stratton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska, home to just 549 residents across 499.1 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 69043 reports a modest median household income of $48,438 (37% below the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $29,080. The poverty rate is 16.8%, with unemployment at 2.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $75,600 (60% below the average Nebraska ZIP), and median rent is $750; owner occupancy is 87.1%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 17.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 56.4, and the average commute is 16 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Nebraska and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 69043.
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 69043, Stratton, 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
549
Population
499.1
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 69043?
56.4
Median Age
49.5%
Male
50.5%
Female
4.2%
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?
$48,438
Median Household Income
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$29,080
Per Capita Income
16.8%
Poverty Rate
2.0%
Unemployment Rate
15.8 min
Mean Commute Time
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
299housing units
299
Total Housing Units
241
Occupied Units
58
Vacant Units
2.27
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$75,600
Median Home Value
-60% vs state ZIP avg
$750
Median Rent
1941
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 69043, employing approximately 38 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,075,000.
12
Businesses
38
Employees
$1.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 69043, 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.