Laurel, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Laurel, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,572. 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 LAUREL-NE · Laurel, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,572 pop · #15895/25278 · Cedar County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,953
  • RANK-LOWER #15895/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Belden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,572
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $190,600

Nearest income peer: Belden, NE (+ $1,966 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 Laurel

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

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,572
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,953
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 $63,953 and poverty 11.7% concentrate in 68745.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Laurel as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Laurel reads through its lone ZIP, 68745

1,572 ACS residents, one ZIP: 68745 is not the leading code inside Laurel, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Laurel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 57 establishments, 289 employees , annual payroll $10,906k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68745 (57 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (10) · also Transportation and warehousing · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Laurel, NE

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

Laurel sits in the lower half of Cedar County on income: Hartington, Randolph and Fordyce report more, Coleridge and Magnet report less. Hartington marks the far end of that range at $90,500, 42% above Laurel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68745 1,572 $63,953 57 5

Laurel 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 Laurel, .