PlainZIP

Broken Bow, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Broken Bow, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,834. 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 BROKEN-BOW-NE · Broken Bow, NE 1 ZIPs · 4,834 pop · #14291/25278 · Custer County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $67,500
  • RANK-MID #14291/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Arnold
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,834
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $154,600

Nearest income peer: Arnold, NE (+ $2,386 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 Broken Bow

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

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,834
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,500
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 $67,500 and poverty 7.1% concentrate in 68822.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.5%) for this income tier, rent $877 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Nebraska, Hazard is the closest lower-income city and Winnebago the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Broken Bow.

Population concentration

Broken Bow's single ZIP 68822 carries the town

Broken Bow is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68822 is the entire residential footprint (4,834 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 Broken Bow's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 222 establishments, 2,441 employees , annual payroll $114,602k (~46 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68822 (222 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (39) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Broken Bow, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Custer County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Broken Bow. See the Custer County roll-up →

Broken Bow sits in the lower half of Custer County on income: Arnold, Ansley and Merna report more, Callaway, Sargent and Comstock report less. Oconto marks the far end of that range at $95,750, 42% above Broken Bow.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68822 4,834 $67,500 222 5
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Broken Bow 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 Broken Bow, .