Elwood, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elwood, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,836. 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 ELWOOD-NE · Elwood, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,836 pop · #7645/25278 · Gosper County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $85,260
  • RANK-UPPER #7645/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Smithfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,836
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $316,800

Nearest income peer: Smithfield, NE ( $31,197 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 Elwood

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

Top 30%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,836
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,260
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 68937 (1,836 residents). Household income $85,260 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elwood as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Morse Bluff is the closest lower-income city and Naponee the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elwood.

Population concentration

Elwood's single ZIP 68937 carries the town

Elwood is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68937 is the entire residential footprint (1,836 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 Elwood's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 61 establishments, 279 employees , annual payroll $10,940k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68937 (61 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Elwood, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Gosper County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elwood. See the Gosper County roll-up →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68937 1,836 $85,260 61 5

Elwood 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 Elwood, .