PlainZIP

Elba, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elba, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 485. 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 ELBA-NE · Elba, NE 1 ZIPs · 485 pop · #20984/25278 · Howard County

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

  • INC-MID $52,292
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20984/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Dannebrog
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 485
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $139,400

Nearest income peer: Dannebrog, NE (+ $16,685 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 Elba

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elba 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, Elba, 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.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
485
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,292
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 ($52,292 average) · poverty 10.5%. The primary code (68835) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elba as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Elba reads through its lone ZIP, 68835

485 ACS residents, one ZIP: 68835 is not the leading code inside Elba, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Elba's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 23 employees , annual payroll $964k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68835 (9 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Elba, NE

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

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Howard County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Elba, Saint Paul, Saint Libory and Dannebrog among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Farwell marks the far end of that range at $103,750, 98% above Elba.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68835 485 $52,292 9 2
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Elba 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 Elba, .