ZIP Code 68506

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lancaster County, Nebraska.

Population: 27,909
Median household income: $70,501
Median home value: $245,200

ZIP Code 68506 (Lancaster County, Nebraska) is home to about 27,909 residents. At $70,501, its median household income sits in line with Lancaster County's $72,625.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 68506's population declined 5.1% from 29,415 to 27,909, while its median gross rent rose 21.5% from $944 to $1,147.

The median resident is 40.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,909
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,501
Median home value: $245,200
Median gross rent: $1,147
Housing units: 13,044
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,41527,909

Median household income

$59,373$70,501

Median home value

$172,800$245,200

Median gross rent

$944$1,147

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,415	$59,373	$172,800	$944
2020	28,161	$60,611	$180,700	$961
2021	28,464	$63,171	$194,000	$969
2022	28,321	$68,588	$228,100	$1,085
2023	27,909	$70,501	$245,200	$1,147

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,709	6.1%
5 to 17	3,899	14.0%
18 to 24	3,144	11.3%
25 to 34	3,543	12.7%
35 to 44	2,870	10.3%
45 to 54	2,897	10.4%
55 to 64	3,195	11.4%
65 to 74	2,931	10.5%
75 and over	3,721	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,723	81.4%
Black or African American	416	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	159	0.6%
Asian	965	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	77	0.3%
Two or more races	1,340	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,222	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate19.2%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	804	4.2%
High school graduate	3,685	19.2%
Some college or associate's	6,002	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,529	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,137	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,660	73.6%
Carpooled	1,309	9.0%
Public transit	92	0.6%
Walked	347	2.4%
Bicycle	65	0.4%
Worked from home	1,895	13.1%
Other means	121	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,143	40.8%
15 to 29 min	5,855	46.5%
30 to 44 min	838	6.7%
45 to 59 min	345	2.7%
60+ min	413	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 8.8% (2,398 of 27,157)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,966	55.9%
Nonfamily households	5,500	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,466	95.6%
Vacant	578	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,948	63.8%
Renter-occupied	4,518	36.2%

1-unit, detached60.0%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units13.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,832	60.0%
1-unit, attached	1,319	10.1%
2 to 4 units	685	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1,462	11.2%
20 or more units	1,703	13.1%
Mobile home & other	43	0.3%

ZIP Code 68506

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