Hardy, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hardy, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 269. 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 HARDY-NE · Hardy, NE 1 ZIPs · 269 pop · #377/25278 · Nuckolls County

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

  • INC-TOP $180,577
  • RANK-TOP #377/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lawrence
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 269
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Lawrence, NE ( $70,677 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 Hardy

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
269
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$180,577
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 $180,577 and home value - should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 28.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hardy as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Elkhorn is the closest lower-income city by average ZIP household income. Its 1 ZIP footprint is the immediate statewide comparison for Hardy.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68943, is all of Hardy

There is no split to weigh here: 68943 holds every one of Hardy's 269 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Hardy's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 22 employees , annual payroll $1,295k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68943 (6 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Hardy, NE

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

No other city sharing Nuckolls County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hardy. Superior, Nelson and Lawrence sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Nelson marks the far end of that range at $55,673, 69% below Hardy.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68943 269 $180,577 6 2

Hardy 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 Hardy, .