Boelus, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Boelus, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 391. 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 BOELUS-NE · Boelus, NE 1 ZIPs · 391 pop · #8558/25278 · Howard County

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

  • INC-HIGH $82,212
  • RANK-UPPER #8558/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Libory
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 391
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $114,200

Nearest income peer: Saint Libory, NE (+ $2,288 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 Boelus

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

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
391
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,212
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 68820 (391 residents). Household income $82,212 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Boelus as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Boelus's single ZIP 68820 carries the town

Boelus is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68820 is the entire residential footprint (391 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 Boelus's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 35 employees , annual payroll $1,740k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68820 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) .

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ZIP Codes in Boelus, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Howard County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Boelus. See the Howard County roll-up →

Boelus lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Howard County: Saint Libory and Farwell earn more and Saint Paul, Dannebrog and Elba earn less. Elba marks the far end of that range at $52,292, 36% below Boelus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68820 391 $82,212 12 4

Boelus 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 Boelus, .