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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Sargent · lowest
Sargent · lowest
$60,139 median HH income
- Broken Bow · near
Broken Bow · near
$67,500 median HH income
- Arnold · near
Arnold · near
$69,886 median HH income
- Merna · this city
Merna · this city
$73,000 median HH income
- Anselmo · near
Anselmo · near
$73,160 median HH income
- Ansley · near
Ansley · near
$73,295 median HH income
- Oconto · highest
Oconto · highest
$95,750 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.
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 .
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, .