Heartwell, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Heartwell, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 213. 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 HEARTWELL-NE · Heartwell, NE 1 ZIPs · 213 pop · #15506/25278 · Kearney County

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

  • INC-MID $64,792
  • RANK-LOWER #15506/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wilcox
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 213
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $255,000

Nearest income peer: Wilcox, NE (+ $1,458 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 Heartwell

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

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
213
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,792
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 $64,792 and poverty 7.1% concentrate in 68945.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Heartwell as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Heartwell's single ZIP 68945 carries the town

Heartwell is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68945 is the entire residential footprint (213 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Heartwell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 27 employees , annual payroll $1,869k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68945 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Heartwell, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Kearney County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Heartwell. See the Kearney County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Kearney County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Heartwell, Minden and Axtell among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Axtell marks the far end of that range at $85,000, 31% above Heartwell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68945 213 $64,792 5 2

Heartwell 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 Heartwell, .