ZIP Code 68734 — Emmet village, NE Demographics & Data

ZIP code 68734 covers Emmet, NE in Holt County with a population of about 105.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 48.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 402, 531; U.S. House district NE-3; the LINCOLN & HSTNGS - KRNY media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 2.9%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 38.7% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 5.0 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Agriculture, Retail trade, and Transportation; about 9.9% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 5.3 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 64.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $228,800 — about 34% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 62.0% (about 3.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 68734 in Emmet, NE, a household would need roughly $63,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,470. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Emmet village, NE as Very Low (composite score 17.2), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (70.5) and flood (10.8). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Emmet village, NE show little to no average snow and around 25.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 7 for ZIP 68734 (Emmet village, NE) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.