Amherst, NE
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Amherst, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 785. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet AMHERST-NE · Amherst, NE 1 ZIPs · 785 pop · #13337/25278 · Buffalo County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $69,808
- RANK-MID #13337/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Ravenna
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 785
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $229,400
Nearest income peer: Ravenna, NE ( $4,600 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 Amherst
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Amherst on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Odessa · lowest
Odessa · lowest
$39,792 median HH income
- Ravenna · near
Ravenna · near
$65,208 median HH income
- Amherst · this city
Amherst · this city
$69,808 median HH income
- Kearney · near
Kearney · near
$75,398 median HH income
- Gibbon · near
Gibbon · near
$76,394 median HH income
- Miller · near
Miller · near
$82,083 median HH income
- Pleasanton · highest
Pleasanton · highest
$94,792 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Amherst, NE sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 47th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 785
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $69,808
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,808 and poverty 2.6% concentrate in 68812.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Amherst as a pure owner town.
Within Nebraska, Madison is the closest lower-income city and West Point the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Amherst.
Population concentration
Amherst's single ZIP 68812 carries the town
Amherst is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68812 is the entire residential footprint (785 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
Mid-pack ZBP load on Amherst's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 83 employees , annual payroll $4,143k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68812 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Amherst, NE
These ZIP codes sit in Buffalo County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Amherst. See the Buffalo County roll-up →
Amherst sits in the lower half of Buffalo County on income: Kearney, Gibbon and Elm Creek report more, Ravenna and Odessa report less. Odessa marks the far end of that range at $39,792, 43% below Amherst.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68812 | 785 | $69,808 | 16 | 3 |
Amherst 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 Amherst, .