Trenton, NE · standard
ZIP Code 69044
Hitchcock County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 825
- 2/sq mi
- $48,188
- Median income
- $88,300
- Median home value
- 21.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Trenton 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
- 6th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 69044 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 69044 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska, home to just 825 residents across 485.3 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 69044 reports a modest median household income of $48,188 (37% below the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $32,686. The poverty rate is 14.2%, with unemployment at 1.1%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $88,300 (53% below the average Nebraska ZIP), and median rent is $525; owner occupancy is 83.7%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54.2, 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 69044.
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 69044, Trenton, 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
825
Population
485.3
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 69044?
54.2
Median Age
51.7%
Male
48.3%
Female
0.3%
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?
$48,188
Median Household Income
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$32,686
Per Capita Income
14.2%
Poverty Rate
1.1%
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
523housing units
523
Total Housing Units
289
Occupied Units
234
Vacant Units
2.06
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$88,300
Median Home Value
-53% vs state ZIP avg
$525
Median Rent
1957
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 19 business establishments in ZIP 69044, employing approximately 167 people with a combined annual payroll of $7,724,000.
19
Businesses
167
Employees
$7.7M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade | 3 | 15.8% |
| Retail trade | 3 | 15.8% |
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 69044, 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.