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Howells, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Howells, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,063. 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 HOWELLS-NE · Howells, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,063 pop · #9035/25278 · Cuming County

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

  • INC-HIGH $80,625
  • RANK-UPPER #9035/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over West Point
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,063
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $122,100

Nearest income peer: West Point, NE ( $10,758 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 Howells

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

Top 36%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,063
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,625
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 68641 (1,063 residents). Household income $80,625 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Howells as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68641, is all of Howells

There is no split to weigh here: 68641 holds every one of Howells's 1,063 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 Howells's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 40 establishments, 280 employees , annual payroll $10,353k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68641 (40 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (10) · also Wholesale trade · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Howells, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Cuming County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Howells. See the Cuming County roll-up →

No other city sharing Cuming County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Howells. West Point, Wisner and Beemer sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Bancroft marks the far end of that range at $64,408, 20% below Howells.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68641 1,063 $80,625 40 4
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Howells 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 Howells, .