Elm Creek, NE
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elm Creek, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,688. 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 ELM-CREEK-NE · Elm Creek, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,688 pop · #7204/25278 · Buffalo County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $86,806
- RANK-UPPER #7204/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Riverdale
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,688
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $224,800
Nearest income peer: Riverdale, NE (+ $353 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 Elm Creek
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elm Creek on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Odessa · lowest
Odessa · lowest
$39,792 median HH income
- Miller · near
Miller · near
$82,083 median HH income
- Shelton · near
Shelton · near
$82,207 median HH income
- Elm Creek · this city
Elm Creek · this city
$86,806 median HH income
- Riverdale · near
Riverdale · near
$87,159 median HH income
- Pleasanton · highest
Pleasanton · highest
$94,792 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elm Creek, NE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 28%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,688
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $86,806
- 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 68836 (1,688 residents). Household income $86,806 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elm Creek as a pure owner town.
Within Nebraska, Creston is the closest lower-income city and Roseland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elm Creek.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 68836, is all of Elm Creek
There is no split to weigh here: 68836 holds every one of Elm Creek's 1,688 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 Elm Creek's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 59 establishments, 352 employees , annual payroll $18,455k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68836 (59 units) ; leading NAICS Finance and insurance (9) · also Construction · Transportation and warehousing .
ZIP Codes in Elm Creek, NE
These ZIP codes sit in Buffalo County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elm Creek. See the Buffalo County roll-up →
Elm Creek sits in the upper half of Buffalo County on income: Kearney, Gibbon and Ravenna report less, while Pleasanton reports more. Odessa marks the far end of that range at $39,792, 54% below Elm Creek.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68836 | 1,688 | $86,806 | 59 | 4 |
Elm Creek 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 Elm Creek, .