Zip code 69038: Maywood, Nebraska
Boundary is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which closely tracks the postal delivery area.
About 69038
69038 is a rural zip code in Maywood, Nebraska (Frontier County), covering 197 sq mi of land. About 418 people live here, or 2 per square mile. The median resident is 43.9 years old, compared with 38.9 nationally. With so few residents, the Census figures below are rough estimates with wide margins of error.
The median household earns $71,250 a year, close to the national median of $80,734. 7.9% of residents live below the poverty line (U.S.: 12.5%). A typical home is valued at $111,500, or 1.6 years of median household income (U.S.: 4.1 years), which makes homes relatively affordable for local earners. 81% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners, and renters pay a median of $733 a month.
34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (U.S.: 36%). Commuters average 25.6 minutes each way, and 2% of workers work from home. The most common jobs among working residents are in management; transportation and moving goods; and education.
How 69038 compares
Only about 418 people live here, so these survey estimates have wide margins of error.
- Government workers29.8%98thU.S. 14.5% · NE 15%31st of 540 in NE
- 94thU.S. 17.2% · NE 16.7%132nd of 540 in NE
- Housing vacancy17.7%91stU.S. 10.1% · NE 7.6%149th of 538 in NE
- Healthcare workers12.6%86thU.S. 9.7% · NE 9.5%89th of 540 in NE
- Median age43.981stU.S. 38.9 · NE 37.2224th of 540 in NE
- Homeownership rate81.2%81stStrengthU.S. 65.2% · NE 66.5%253rd of 538 in NE
- Residents under 1824.6%71stU.S. 22% · NE 24.5%222nd of 540 in NE
- 59thU.S. 8.4% · NE 7.2%159th of 540 in NE
- 54thU.S. 35.7% · NE 34.6%97th of 539 in NE
- Average commute25.6 min47thU.S. 26.4 min · NE 19.2 min125th of 537 in NE
- Median household income$71,25038thU.S. $80,734 · NE $76,475296th of 530 in NE
- 34thU.S. 10% · NE 10.8%467th of 540 in NE
- 32ndU.S. 5.2% · NE 3%101st of 540 in NE
- Poverty rate7.9%31stU.S. 12.5% · NE 10.6%277th of 539 in NE
- Per capita income$33,37129thU.S. $44,673 · NE $41,751405th of 540 in NE
- Veterans4.2%28thU.S. 6.2% · NE 6.9%444th of 540 in NE
- Median earnings per worker$41,45826thU.S. $49,666 · NE $47,319391st of 540 in NE
- 18thStrengthU.S. 51.1% · NE 45.1%171st of 523 in NE
- 14thU.S. 14.1% · NE 8%198th of 540 in NE
- 12thStrengthU.S. 0.483 · NE 0.456336th of 538 in NE
- Diversity index14.27thU.S. 61.4 · NE 41.3311th of 540 in NE
- Median home value$111,5004thU.S. $332,700 · NE $238,600424th of 511 in NE
- 4thU.S. $1,413 · NE $1,072308th of 441 in NE
- Broadband access76.2%2ndWeaknessU.S. 91% · NE 90.6%490th of 538 in NE
- Population4181stU.S. 334,922,499 · NE 1,978,707392nd of 540 in NE
- Population density2/sq mi1stU.S. 95/sq mi · NE 26/sq mi486th of 540 in NE
- Work from home1.5%1stU.S. 15.1% · NE 11%502nd of 540 in NE
- 1stU.S. 3.8% · NE 3.3%410th of 540 in NE
| Measure | 69038 | Frontier | NE | U.S. | National percentile | Rank in NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government workers | 29.8% | 20% | 15% | 14.5% | 31st of 540 | |
| Residents 65 and older | 26.3% | 26.3% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 132nd of 540 | |
| Housing vacancy | 17.7% | 20.4% | 7.6% | 10.1% | 149th of 538 | |
| Healthcare workers | 12.6% | 6.7% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 89th of 540 | |
| Median age | 43.9 | 43.7 | 37.2 | 38.9 | 224th of 540 | |
| Homeownership rateStrength | 81.2% | 74% | 66.5% | 65.2% | 253rd of 538 | |
| Residents under 18 | 24.6% | 20.6% | 24.5% | 22% | 222nd of 540 | |
| Uninsured rate | 8% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 159th of 540 | |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.6% | 25.7% | 34.6% | 35.7% | 97th of 539 | |
| Average commute | 25.6 min | 21.2 min | 19.2 min | 26.4 min | 125th of 537 | |
| Median household income | $71,250 | $70,132 | $76,475 | $80,734 | 296th of 530 | |
| Self-employed workers | 8.1% | 17.4% | 10.8% | 10% | 467th of 540 | |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% | 2.6% | 3% | 5.2% | 101st of 540 | |
| Poverty rate | 7.9% | 11.4% | 10.6% | 12.5% | 277th of 539 | |
| Per capita income | $33,371 | $32,801 | $41,751 | $44,673 | 405th of 540 | |
| Veterans | 4.2% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 6.2% | 444th of 540 | |
| Median earnings per worker | $41,458 | $41,179 | $47,319 | $49,666 | 391st of 540 | |
| Rent-burdened rentersStrength | 41.2% | 45.5% | 45.1% | 51.1% | 171st of 523 | |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.4% | 2.6% | 8% | 14.1% | 198th of 540 | |
| Income inequality (Gini)Strength | 0.386 | 0.382 | 0.456 | 0.483 | 336th of 538 | |
| Diversity index | 14.2 | 16.7 | 41.3 | 61.4 | 311th of 540 | |
| Median home value | $111,500 | $149,800 | $238,600 | $332,700 | 424th of 511 | |
| Median gross rent | $733 | $666 | $1,072 | $1,413 | 308th of 441 | |
| Broadband accessWeakness | 76.2% | 76.8% | 90.6% | 91% | 490th of 538 | |
| Population | 418 | 2,569 | 1,978,707 | 334,922,499 | 392nd of 540 | |
| Population density | 2/sq mi | 3/sq mi | 26/sq mi | 95/sq mi | 486th of 540 | |
| Work from home | 1.5% | 7.3% | 11% | 15.1% | 502nd of 540 | |
| Tech workers | 0% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 410th of 540 |
The percentile is the share of Americans who live in a zip code with a lower value, so the 50th percentile is typical. Rank 1 is the highest value in the state. Both include zip codes with at least 100 residents. Strengths and weaknesses mark measures in the best or worst fifth nationally, where higher or lower is clearly better (income, poverty, education, commute, broadband, insurance and similar). Measures like age or density are left unmarked.
People
Age
Race and ethnicity
- White92%
- Black0%
- Hispanic7%
- Asian0%
- Native American0%
- Pacific Islander0%
- Other0%
- Multiracial0.7%
Language spoken at home (households)
Households
- Households
- 181
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Family households
- 76.2%
- Married couples
- 60.2%
- Living alone
- 17.1%
- Veterans (of adults)
- 4.2%
- Male / female
- 56% / 44%
Income and poverty
Household income distribution
Median household income
Housing
Median home value
Median gross rent
Types of housing
- Housing units
- 220
- Owner-occupied
- 81.2%
- Vacant
- 17.7%
- Median year built
- 1942
- Median rooms
- 5.8
- Renters paying 30%+ of income
- 41.2%
- Renters paying 50%+ of income
- 14.7%
- Home value to income
- 1.6× (U.S. 4.1×)
Work and commute
How people get to work
Commute time (one way)
Jobs and careers
Occupations
Industries
Median earnings by type of work
| Type of work | 69038 | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management, business, science and arts | $51,625 | $74,888 |
| Service | $40,179 | $26,804 |
| Sales and office | $30,469 | $40,476 |
| Construction and maintenance | $60,833 | $49,199 |
| Production and transportation | $14,375 | $39,989 |
Education, internet and health coverage
Highest education (adults 25+)
- High school graduate or higher
- 94.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 33.6%
- Graduate or professional degree
- 6%
- Households with broadband
- 76.2%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 41.4%
- No internet access
- 11.6%
- Without health insurance
- 8%
- Limited-English households
- 1.1%
Geography
- City (USPS)
- Maywood
- State
- Nebraska
- County
- Frontier County
- Center point
- 40.6108° N, 100.7394° W
- Land area
- 197 sq mi
- Water area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Time zone
- Central Time (UTC-6, UTC-5 in summer)
- Zip type
- Residential delivery area
69038 spans 2 counties
- Frontier County64% of land
- Hayes County36% of land
Zip codes near 69038
| Zip | City | Distance | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69025 | Curtis, NE | 12 mi | $65,729 |
| 69170 | Wellfleet, NE | 13 mi | $58,750 |
| 69032 | Hayes Center, NE | 17 mi | $63,750 |
| 69039 | Moorefield, NE | 20 mi | $48,500 |
| 69132 | Dickens, NE | 20 mi | $96,964 |
| 69042 | Stockville, NE | 21 mi | — |
| 69001 | Mc Cook, NE | 25 mi | $62,982 |
| 69024 | Culbertson, NE | 26 mi | $52,337 |
| 69029 | Farnam, NE | 26 mi | $44,375 |
| 69040 | Palisade, NE | 27 mi | $73,750 |
| 69169 | Wallace, NE | 27 mi | $49,375 |
| 69034 | Indianola, NE | 30 mi | $61,058 |
Questions about 69038
What city is zip code 69038?
69038 is assigned to Maywood, Nebraska. The city name is the one the Postal Service prefers for mail addressed to this zip code.
What county is 69038 in?
69038 is mostly in Frontier County, but it extends into 1 other county.
What is the population of 69038?
About 418 people live in 69038, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
What time zone is 69038 in?
69038 is in Central Time.
What is the median household income in 69038?
The median household income in 69038 is $71,250.
What zip codes are near 69038?
The closest zip codes to 69038 are 69025, 69170, 69032, 69039, 69132.
Demographic figures are 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 69038, from the U.S. Census Bureau. Small areas have wide margins of error. How we build these numbers.