Population & age
- Total population
- 283
- Median age
- 39.2
Crookston, NE (69212)
Cherry County · Population 283
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Crookston, NE (ZIP 69212) sits in Cherry County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 48.9%. NCES lists 1 schools serving the area, 1 non-charter. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $41,350 per worker, roughly 37% below the US average. BLS LAUS reports county unemployment of just 1.8% (2024), well below the ~4.0% US average and consistent with a tight local labor market. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 81th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. FEMA has issued 24 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1967 — a high-frequency exposure profile. 38.8% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 41 residents (3 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: fair market rent of $1,020 for a two-bedroom, a 61.5% poverty rate (well above the ~12% US average), and broadband access at 51.2% of households (below the ~87% US average). Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 37.8%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
- Other / multi-racial
- 3.5%
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 24.7%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 37(29.6%)
- Renter-occupied
- 88(70.4%)
- Vacant units
- 24
- Built (median)
- 1974
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 9(15.8%)
- Avg commute
- 18.1 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 174(61.5%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 64(51.2%)
- No broadband
- 61(48.8%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 13(5.0%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$700
/month
1 Bed
$830
/month
2 Bed
$1,020
/month
3 Bed
$1,290
/month
4 Bed
$1,440
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
18
Across 18 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $4.3M.
Single-family
18
100% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
0% of total units
Single-family value
$4.3M
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$41,350
Average weekly wage
$795
Total employment
2,323
Total establishments
294
That is roughly 37% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
1.8%
That is 2.2 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
3,136
Employed
3,079
Unemployed
57
Based on Cherry County, NE data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
24
Date Range
1967–2023
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM
Winter Storm — declared February 27, 2023 (DR-4689)
Incident period: December 12, 2022 – December 25, 2022
Top Incident Types
- Severe Storm8 (33%)
- Flood6 (25%)
- Biological4 (17%)
- Winter Storm1 (4%)
- Snowstorm1 (4%)
- Other4 (17%)
Individual Assistance
2
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
3
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
24
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
14
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
46.1°F
33.5° – 58.7°
Annual precipitation
22.6"
Annual snowfall
38.2"
Heating · cooling days
7,437.1 · 580.9
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: KILGORE 1NE, NE US, 7.5 miles from the centroid of Crookston, NE (ZIP 69212)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,393
That is roughly 1,193 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
18%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
3.8
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
4.8
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
7.8%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
73
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,416
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.4
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
67%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
10%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 5.6% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Cherry data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
38.8% of Cherry County, NE residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.52
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.64
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.69
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 10.8% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Cherry County, NE for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 2 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 0 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
0
Burglary
0
Vehicle theft
0
County-level data for Cherry (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+41 people
+3 households • −$102K net AGI flow
Moved in
172households
339 people • $8.7M AGI
Moved out
169households
298 people • $8.8M AGI
Where new residents came from
No county-level breakdown available.
Where departing residents went
No county-level breakdown available.
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $50,390 versus departing households' $51,888.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Nebraska
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 69212. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
5.20%
graduated · 3 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
6.98%
State 5.50% · avg local 1.48%
Property tax (effective)
1.20%
Median $2,115/year
Tax burden rank
33 of 50
10.80% of personal income
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
165% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). Asset limit $25,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 69212
Nearby ZIPs by distance
69216 (Kilgore, 10.5 mi) · 57572 (Spring Creek, 18.5 mi) · 57570 (Two Strike, 19.3 mi) · 69219 (Nenzel, 21.5 mi) · 69201 (Valentine, 22 mi) · 57555 (Soldier Creek, 22.2 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
SourcesFresh.CDC PLACES · Apr 24, 2026Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
48.9%
15.9pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
43.8%
11.8pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
22.4%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
75.7%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
15.3%
2.3pp above the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
22.0%
11.0pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Schools in this ZIP
1 school serves this ZIP, including 1 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary - 09 | Public | 0–8 | 41 |
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026What these numbers say together
Crookston, NE (ZIP 69212) sits in Cherry County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 48.9%. NCES lists 1 schools serving the area, 1 non-charter. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $41,350 per worker, roughly 37% below the US average. BLS LAUS reports county unemployment of just 1.8% (2024), well below the ~4.0% US average and consistent with a tight local labor market. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 81th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. FEMA has issued 24 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1967 — a high-frequency exposure profile. 38.8% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 41 residents (3 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: fair market rent of $1,020 for a two-bedroom, a 61.5% poverty rate (well above the ~12% US average), and broadband access at 51.2% of households (below the ~87% US average). Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 22.4%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 69212
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 69212?
48.9%, which is 15.9 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 69212?
22.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 69212?
43.8%, which is 11.8 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
How many schools are in ZIP 69212?
1 school serves this ZIP, including 1 public school (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
Does ZIP 69212 have charter schools?
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 69212 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Are there high schools in ZIP 69212?
No high schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 69212?
283 people live in ZIP 69212, with a median age of 39.2 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 69212 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 69212, 29.6% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 70.4% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 69212?
In ZIP 69212, 15.8% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 69212?
61.5% of the population in ZIP 69212 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 69212 have broadband internet?
51.2% of households in ZIP 69212 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 69212 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 69212 ranks in the 81th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a very high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 69212?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 69212, ranking in the 96th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 69212 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 24 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 69212 between 1967–2023 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 69212?
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 69212, accounting for 8 of 24 declarations (33%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 69212?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 69212 was "SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM" — a winter storm declared in 2023 (DR-4689) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 69212?
ZIP 69212 has an average annual temperature of 46.1°F and 22.6" of annual precipitation based on the KILGORE 1NE, NE US weather station 7.5 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 69212?
Nebraska has a graduated income tax with a top rate of 5.20%. Combined sales tax: 6.98% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Nebraska have paid family leave?
Nebraska has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 69212?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (1 school), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (24 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (24 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 69212
Nearby ZIPs by distance
69216 (Kilgore, 10.5 mi) · 57572 (Spring Creek, 18.5 mi) · 57570 (Two Strike, 19.3 mi) · 69219 (Nenzel, 21.5 mi) · 69201 (Valentine, 22 mi) · 57555 (Soldier Creek, 22.2 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
81st percentile
Very High Vulnerability
Based on 3 census tracts, population 1,396
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
55
Limited English Speakers
3
Persons with Disability
114
Without HS Diploma
115
Without Health Insurance
306
Adults Age 65+
157
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.