Belden, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Belden, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 198. 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 BELDEN-NE · Belden, NE 1 ZIPs · 198 pop · #15004/25278 · Cedar County

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

  • INC-MID $65,919
  • RANK-MID #15004/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Laurel
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 47% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 198
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $115,400

Nearest income peer: Laurel, NE ( $1,966 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 Belden

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

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
198
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,919
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 $65,919 and poverty 11.4% concentrate in 68717.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (46.7%) for this income tier, rent $729 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Nebraska, Blue Hill is the closest lower-income city and Bloomington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Belden.

Population concentration

Belden reads through its lone ZIP, 68717

198 ACS residents, one ZIP: 68717 is not the leading code inside Belden, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Belden's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 15 employees , annual payroll $594k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68717 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Belden, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Cedar County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Belden. See the Cedar County roll-up →

Belden lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Cedar County: Hartington, Randolph and Fordyce earn more and Laurel, Coleridge and Magnet earn less. Hartington marks the far end of that range at $90,500, 37% above Belden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68717 198 $65,919 5 3

Belden 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 Belden, .