Clarks, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clarks, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 826. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CLARKS-NE · Clarks, NE 1 ZIPs · 826 pop · #18578/25278 · Merrick County

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

  • INC-MID $58,438
  • RANK-LOWER #18578/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Archer
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 826
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $183,600

Nearest income peer: Archer, NE (+ $3,247 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 Clarks

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

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
826
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,438
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 $58,438 and poverty 12.2% concentrate in 68628.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Clarks's single ZIP 68628 carries the town

Clarks is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68628 is the entire residential footprint (826 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 Clarks's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 158 employees , annual payroll $11,738k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68628 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Wholesale trade · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Clarks, NE

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

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Merrick County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Clarks, Central City, Chapman and Archer among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Chapman marks the far end of that range at $89,063, 52% above Clarks.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68628 826 $58,438 23 3

Clarks 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 Clarks, .