Ashton, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ashton, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 386. 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 ASHTON-NE · Ashton, NE 1 ZIPs · 386 pop · #11368/25278 · Sherman County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $74,375
  • RANK-MID #11368/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Litchfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 386
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $138,400

Nearest income peer: Litchfield, NE (+ $1,875 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 Ashton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ashton 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, Ashton, NE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
386
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,375
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 68817 (386 residents). Household income $74,375 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ashton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68817, is all of Ashton

There is no split to weigh here: 68817 holds every one of Ashton's 386 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ashton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 33 employees , annual payroll $1,571k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68817 (9 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Ashton, NE

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

Ashton sits in the upper half of Sherman County on income: Loup City, Rockville and Hazard report less, while Litchfield reports more. Rockville marks the far end of that range at $53,125, 29% below Ashton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68817 386 $74,375 9 2

Ashton 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 Ashton, .