Long Pine, NE · standard
ZIP Code 69217
Brown County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 533
- 1/sq mi
- $39,438
- Median income
- $55,900
- Median home value
- 28.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Long Pine pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 5th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1st pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 69217 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 69217 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Long Pine, Brown County, Nebraska, home to just 533 residents across 444.2 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 69217 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $39,438 (49% below the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $22,030. The poverty rate is 20.6%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $55,900 (70% below the average Nebraska ZIP), and median rent is $931; owner occupancy is 88.8%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 28.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 35, 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 69217.
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 69217, Long Pine, 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
533
Population
444.2
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 69217?
35.0
Median Age
46.6%
Male
53.4%
Female
2.8%
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?
$39,438
Median Household Income
-49% vs state ZIP avg
$22,030
Per Capita Income
20.6%
Poverty Rate
6.9%
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
290housing units
290
Total Housing Units
205
Occupied Units
85
Vacant Units
2.65
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$55,900
Median Home Value
-70% vs state ZIP avg
$931
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 20 business establishments in ZIP 69217, employing approximately 69 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,592,000.
20
Businesses
69
Employees
$2.6M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5 | 25.0% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4 | 20.0% |
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 69217, 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.