Chester, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chester, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 299. 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 CHESTER-NE · Chester, NE 1 ZIPs · 299 pop · #19731/25278 · Thayer County

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

  • INC-MID $55,750
  • RANK-LOWER #19731/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Alexandria
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 299
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $125,900

Nearest income peer: Alexandria, NE (+ $4,563 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 Chester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chester, NE sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
299
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,750
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,750 average) · poverty 7.8%. The primary code (68327) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chester as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68327, is all of Chester

There is no split to weigh here: 68327 holds every one of Chester's 299 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Chester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 30 employees , annual payroll $1,401k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68327 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Chester, NE

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

Chester sits in the lower half of Thayer County on income: Hebron, Deshler and Davenport report more, and only Hubbell reports less. Bruning marks the far end of that range at $88,472, 59% above Chester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68327 299 $55,750 11 4

Chester 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 Chester, .