Mason City, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mason City, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 417. 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 MASON-CITY-NE · Mason City, NE 1 ZIPs · 417 pop · #9708/25278 · Custer County

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

  • INC-HIGH $78,750
  • RANK-UPPER #9708/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ansley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 417
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $235,000

Nearest income peer: Ansley, NE ( $5,455 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 Mason City

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

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
417
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,750
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 68855 (417 residents). Household income $78,750 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mason City as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Merriman is the closest lower-income city and Alvo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mason City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68855, is all of Mason City

There is no split to weigh here: 68855 holds every one of Mason City's 417 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Mason City

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 32 employees , annual payroll $1,266k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68855 (6 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Mason City, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Custer County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mason City. See the Custer County roll-up →

Mason City sits in the upper half of Custer County on income: Broken Bow, Callaway and Sargent report less, while Oconto reports more. Sargent marks the far end of that range at $60,139, 24% below Mason City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68855 417 $78,750 6 1

Mason City 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 Mason City, .