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68404 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 68404 covers Martell, Nebraska, with a population of about 1,048 and a median household income of $95,208.

Population
1,04821 per square mile
Median age
44.86.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$95,2081.3× the Nebraska median
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$548,265up 35% in five years
Degree or higher
35.2%about the US average
Homeownership
95.1%30.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
32

Where 68404 is

Martell, Nebraska — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,048
Median age44.8
Family households79.3%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.4%
White (non-Hispanic)88.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans8.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$95,208
Income per person$37,618
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k12.6%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k8.2%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k3.0%
$75–100k15.2%
$100–125k24.2%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k15.6%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed470
Mean adjusted gross income$96,985
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.5%
Returns, under $25k23.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k31.9%
Returns, $200k or more8.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$293,800
Owner-occupied95.1%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house92.3%
Mobile home7.7%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$548,265as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 109.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$548,265$158,553

$158,553 in 2000 to $548,265 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%
High school diploma or higher98%
Works from home4.2%
Drives to work alone86.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.4% 7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.3% 6.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.2% 7.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.5% 3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments32
People employed371
Annual payroll$20,179,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 69.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90.1 out of 100
Community resilience94.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake11.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Nebraska and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNebraskaUnited States
Median household income$95,208$74,985$78,538
Income per person$37,618$40,637$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$293,800$223,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,035$1,348
Homeownership95.1%66.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%34.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%3%5.2%
Works from home4.2%10%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.7%13.9%
Median age44.837.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLINCOLN 11 SW, NE US10.5 km away
Rain in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January34.5°F / 15.4°F0.86 in rain
February39.8°F / 19.3°F0.94 in rain
March52.3°F / 29.2°F1.7 in rain
April63.1°F / 39.4°F2.72 in rain
May72.5°F / 50.7°F4.92 in rain
June82.1°F / 60.7°F4.77 in rain
July86.7°F / 65.6°F2.86 in rain
August85°F / 62.9°F2.89 in rain
September78°F / 54.2°F2.96 in rain
October65.2°F / 41.6°F2.37 in rain
November50.2°F / 29.4°F1.33 in rain
December38.3°F / 19.5°F1.18 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Crete Public Schools52% of this ZIP code's land area
Norris School District 16047.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

68438 Sprague, NE2.7 km away
68430 Roca, NE9.1 km away
68368 Hallam, NE9.8 km away
68523 Lincoln, NE10 km away
68372 Hickman, NE11 km away
68512 Lincoln, NE12.4 km away
68339 Denton, NE12.8 km away
68516 Lincoln, NE14 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Lancaster County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area50.26 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density21 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6514, -96.7442

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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