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Elkhorn, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elkhorn, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,422. 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 ELKHORN-NE · Elkhorn, NE 1 ZIPs · 16,422 pop · #912/25278 · Douglas County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $148,111
  • RANK-TOP #912/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Bennington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,422
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $462,800

Nearest income peer: Bennington, NE ( $7,069 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 Elkhorn

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elkhorn 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, Elkhorn, NE sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,422
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$148,111
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $148,111 and home value $462,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 63.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elkhorn as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68022, is all of Elkhorn

There is no split to weigh here: 68022 holds every one of Elkhorn's 16,422 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 Elkhorn's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 874 establishments, 11,432 employees , annual payroll $815,583k (~53 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68022 (874 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (123) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Elkhorn, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Douglas County, which covers 33 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elkhorn. See the Douglas County roll-up →

No other city sharing Douglas County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Elkhorn. Omaha, Bennington and Valley sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Boys Town marks the far end of that range at $73,750, 50% below Elkhorn.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68022 16,422 $148,111 874 168
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Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn, .