Central City, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Central City, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,955. 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 CENTRAL-CITY-NE · Central City, NE 1 ZIPs · 3,955 pop · #11282/25278 · Merrick County

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

  • INC-MID $74,583
  • RANK-MID #11282/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Archer
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,955
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $172,100

Nearest income peer: Archer, NE ( $12,898 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 Central City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Central City 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, Central City, 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
3,955
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,583
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 68826 (3,955 residents). Household income $74,583 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Central City as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Dorchester is the closest lower-income city and Cody the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Central City.

Population concentration

Central City's single ZIP 68826 carries the town

Central City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68826 is the entire residential footprint (3,955 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 Central City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 138 establishments, 1,300 employees , annual payroll $60,260k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68826 (138 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (23) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Central City, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Merrick County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Central City. See the Merrick County roll-up →

Central City sits in the upper half of Merrick County on income: Clarks and Archer report less, while Chapman reports more. Clarks marks the far end of that range at $58,438, 22% below Central City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68826 3,955 $74,583 138 11

Central City 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 Central City, .