ZIP Code 68972 — Riverton village, NE Demographics & Data

ZIP code 68972 covers Riverton, NE in Franklin County with a population of about 221.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.1 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 308; U.S. House district NE-3; the LINCOLN & HSTNGS - KRNY media market.

Median household income in ZIP 68972 is about $44,583 — about 41% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 10.9%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 14.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 19.6 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Agriculture, Wholesale trade, and Healthcare; about 2.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 12.7 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 119.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 60.0% (about 5.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Riverton village, NE as Very Low (composite score 32.2), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (40.6) and flood (9.5). 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 Riverton village, NE show little to no average snow and around 26.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 14 for ZIP 68972 (Riverton 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.