ZIP Code 68502

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lancaster County, Nebraska.

Population: 25,571
Median household income: $65,825
Median home value: $220,500

ZIP Code 68502 (Lancaster County, Nebraska) is home to about 25,571 residents. The median household income of $65,825 is below the Lancaster County median ($72,625).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 68502's population declined 1.2% from 25,894 to 25,571, while its median gross rent rose 18.7% from $684 to $812.

The typical home was built around 1948. 13.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,571
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $65,825
Median home value: $220,500
Median gross rent: $812
Housing units: 11,936
Homeownership rate: 52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,89425,571

Median household income

$52,972$65,825

Median home value

$150,100$220,500

Median gross rent

$684$812

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,894	$52,972	$150,100	$684
2020	27,685	$54,684	$165,100	$710
2021	27,546	$56,567	$169,800	$744
2022	26,784	$63,792	$199,800	$808
2023	25,571	$65,825	$220,500	$812

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,255	4.9%
5 to 17	4,202	16.4%
18 to 24	2,572	10.1%
25 to 34	4,091	16.0%
35 to 44	3,793	14.8%
45 to 54	3,181	12.4%
55 to 64	2,822	11.0%
65 to 74	2,495	9.8%
75 and over	1,160	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,359	71.8%
Black or African American	1,448	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	158	0.6%
Asian	833	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.3%
Two or more races	1,392	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,313	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,709	9.7%
High school graduate	3,521	20.1%
Some college or associate's	5,404	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,207	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,701	15.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,844	74.2%
Carpooled	1,518	11.4%
Public transit	184	1.4%
Walked	189	1.4%
Bicycle	405	3.1%
Worked from home	1,028	7.7%
Other means	99	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,252	42.9%
15 to 29 min	5,305	43.3%
30 to 44 min	1,001	8.2%
45 to 59 min	441	3.6%
60+ min	240	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 13.5% (3,230 of 23,988)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,676	50.9%
Nonfamily households	5,479	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,155	93.5%
Vacant	781	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,902	52.9%
Renter-occupied	5,253	47.1%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units18.6%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,475	62.6%
1-unit, attached	348	2.9%
2 to 4 units	1,441	12.1%
5 to 19 units	2,217	18.6%
20 or more units	414	3.5%
Mobile home & other	41	0.3%

ZIP Code 68502

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