ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Nebraska

ZIP Code 68836: Buffalo County, NE

ZIP Code 68836 (Buffalo County, Nebraska) has an estimated 1,908 residents in 673 households. The median household income is $86,806, the median home value is $224,800 and the median gross rent is $805/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

1,908

Margin of error ±260

Median household income

$86,806

Margin of error ±$11,697

Median home value

$224,800

Margin of error ±$15,244

Median gross rent

$805/mo

Margin of error ±$86

Median age

33.0 yrs

Margin of error ±4.3 yrs

Mean travel time to work

23.3 min

Margin of error ±5.5 min

How ZIP 68836 compares with Nebraska and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 6883633.0 yrsNebraska37.2 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 68836$86,806Nebraska$76,475United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 68836$37,691Nebraska$41,751United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 688368.7%Nebraska10.6%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 688360.0%Nebraska3.0%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 6883627.8%Nebraska34.6%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 68836$224,800Nebraska$238,600United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 68836$805/moNebraska$1,072/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 6883676.2%Nebraska66.5%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 6883623.3 minNebraska19.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 688368.0%Nebraska11.0%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 68836

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 68836 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 68836	Margin of error	Nebraska	United States
Total population	1,908	±260	1,978,707	334,922,499
Median age	33.0 yrs	±4.3 yrs	37.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	673	±94	797,847	129,227,496
Median household income	$86,806	±$11,697	$76,475	$80,734
Per capita income	$37,691	±$4,682	$41,751	$44,673
Poverty rate	8.7%	±5.1 pts	10.6%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	±1.0 pts	3.0%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	±5.5 pts	34.6%	35.7%
Median home value	$224,800	±$15,244	$238,600	$332,700
Median gross rent	$805/mo	±$86	$1,072/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	76.2%	±3.3 pts	66.5%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	23.3 min	±5.5 min	19.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	8.0%	±4.4 pts	11.0%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 68836
Group	ZIP 68836	Nebraska	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	90.0%	75.3%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	4.6%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.6%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	7.1%	12.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 68836 is

State: Nebraska
Main county: Buffalo County— also overlaps Phelps County, Dawson County
Largest overlapping place: Elm Creek (less than 1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 146.75 sq mi· about 13 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Buffalo County

68812 Buffalo County, NE 68840 Buffalo County, NE 68845 Buffalo County, NE 68847 Buffalo County, NE 68849 Kearney, NE 68858 Buffalo County, NE 68861 Odessa, NE 68866 Buffalo County, NE 68869 Buffalo County, NE 68870 Buffalo County, NE 68876 Buffalo County, NE

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.