Alma, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alma, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,446. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALMA-NE · Alma, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,446 pop · #8935/25278 · Harlan County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $80,938
  • RANK-UPPER #8935/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Republican City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,446
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $166,700

Nearest income peer: Republican City, NE ( $16,563 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alma

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alma on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alma, NE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,446
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,938
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 68920 (1,446 residents). Household income $80,938 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alma as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Geneva is the closest lower-income city and Aurora the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alma.

Population concentration

Alma's single ZIP 68920 carries the town

Alma is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68920 is the entire residential footprint (1,446 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Alma's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 55 establishments, 475 employees , annual payroll $16,891k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68920 (55 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (12) · also Health care and social assistance · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Alma, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Harlan County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alma. See the Harlan County roll-up →

No other city sharing Harlan County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alma. Orleans, Republican City and Stamford sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Stamford marks the far end of that range at $45,208, 44% below Alma.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68920 1,446 $80,938 55 4

Alma roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alma, .