Emerson, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Emerson, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,286. 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 EMERSON-NE · Emerson, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,286 pop · #15650/25278 · Dixon County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $64,479
  • RANK-LOWER #15650/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Allen
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,286
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $132,600

Nearest income peer: Allen, NE (+ $962 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 Emerson

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

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,286
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,479
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 $64,479 and poverty 13.1% concentrate in 68733.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Emerson as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Emerson's single ZIP 68733 carries the town

Emerson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68733 is the entire residential footprint (1,286 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Emerson

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 99 employees , annual payroll $2,651k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68733 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (5) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Emerson, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Dixon County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Emerson. See the Dixon County roll-up →

Emerson sits in the lower half of Dixon County on income: Ponca, Newcastle and Waterbury report more, Wakefield and Maskell report less. Waterbury marks the far end of that range at $113,750, 76% above Emerson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68733 1,286 $64,479 19 5

Emerson 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 Emerson, .