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68003

Ashland, NE · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,139
Median household income
$95,709
People below poverty
4.2%
Median home value
$306,500

Income

The median income of households in 68003 was $95,709. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 3.2
$15,000 to $24,999 4.1
$25,000 to $34,999 2.3
$35,000 to $49,999 6.1
$50,000 to $74,999 13.6
$75,000 to $99,999 20.8
$100,000 to $149,999 23.4
$150,000 to $199,999 17.3
$200,000 or more 6.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 71767
Female 56021

An estimated 81.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $29,046. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.7
Social Security 30.4
Retirement income 27.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.8
Cash public assistance income 1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 1.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.4

In 2020-2024, 3.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 4.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 68003 in 2020-2024, 97.2% had health insurance coverage and 2.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 84.9% and public coverage was 23.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.5%.


In 2020-2024, 68003 had a total population of 5,139 - 2,510 (48.8%) females and 2,629 (51.2%) males. The median age was 40.9 years. An estimated 21% of the population was under 18 years, 31.5% was 19 to 44 years, 29.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 68003 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 161 72
5 to 9 180 213
10 to 14 147 148
15 to 19 122 111
20 to 24 66 163
25 to 29 186 155
30 to 34 159 182
35 to 39 221 211
40 to 44 145 126
45 to 49 99 122
50 to 54 176 149
55 to 59 281 207
60 to 64 225 248
65 to 69 194 137
70 to 74 108 116
75 to 79 59 76
80 to 84 19 48
85 and over 81 26

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.4% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.9% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.7% of the people in 68003 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89.1% of the people in 68003 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,115 households in 68003. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Married-couple households made up 64.3% of the households in 68003 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 12.9% of all households, while 19.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 10% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.3% of all households.

In 68003, 27.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 64.3
Cohabiting Couples 3.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 66% of males and 66.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 23.2 19.4
Now married, except separated 66 66.1
Separated 2.7 0
Widowed 4.6 6.3
Divorced 3.5 8.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 68003, 36 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 61.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.6% of the people living in 68003 were U.S. natives. 73.6% of the 68003 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.4% of 68003 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 70.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 37.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 68003 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 68003.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 32.2
Asia 58.8
Europe 5.6
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 3.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 68003 in 2020-2024, 4.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.9% of people at least five years old; 1.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.5
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 68003 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.1
Different house, same county 2.3
Different county, same state 5.6
Different state 2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 38% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 68003 was 1,070 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 73 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 815. College or graduate school enrollment was 182.

Educational Attainment of People in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.7
High school diploma or equivalency 19.6
Some college, no degree 22.7
Associate's degree 18.1
Bachelor's degree 25.4
Graduate or professional degree 12.6

Disability

In 68003, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.2% of people under 18 years old, to 9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 20.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 68003, 69.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,357 81.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 425 14.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 106 3.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 68003 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.7
Construction 11
Manufacturing 11.7
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 8.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 3.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 68003 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,278 44.1
Service occupations 367 12.7
Sales and office occupations 545 18.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 353 12.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 358 12.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.8% of 68003 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.2
Walked 3.6
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 14.4

In 2020-2024, 68003 had a total of 2,448 housing units. Of these housing units, 89.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 89.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.9
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

22.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 17.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 68003 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 64.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 68003 had 2,115 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 333 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 81.2% while renters occupied 18.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.47 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.08.

1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.6% and another 37.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 68003:

House Heating Fuel Used in 68003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.9
Electricity 36.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 3.6
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 68003 was $306,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.3 % had a mortgage. 40.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,969 and for owners without a mortgage it was $691.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 68003 was $866. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.