Merna, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Merna, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 611. 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 MERNA-NE · Merna, NE 1 ZIPs · 611 pop · #11980/25278 · Custer County

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

  • INC-MID $73,000
  • RANK-MID #11980/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Anselmo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 611
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $190,000

Nearest income peer: Anselmo, NE (+ $160 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 Merna

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

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
611
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,000
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 68856 (611 residents). Household income $73,000 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Merna as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Merna reads through its lone ZIP, 68856

611 ACS residents, one ZIP: 68856 is not the leading code inside Merna, 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 Merna's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 86 employees , annual payroll $2,703k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68856 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Merna, NE

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

Merna sits in the upper half of Custer County on income: Broken Bow, Callaway and Sargent report less, while Mason City and Oconto report more. Oconto marks the far end of that range at $95,750, 31% above Merna.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68856 611 $73,000 16 2

Merna 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 Merna, .