Minden, NE
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Minden, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,015. 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 MINDEN-NE · Minden, NE 1 ZIPs · 4,015 pop · #13188/25278 · Kearney County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $70,167
- RANK-MID #13188/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Wilcox
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 4,015
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $221,400
Nearest income peer: Wilcox, NE ( $3,917 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 Minden
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Minden on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Heartwell · lowest
Heartwell · lowest
$64,792 median HH income
- Wilcox · near
Wilcox · near
$66,250 median HH income
- Minden · this city
Minden · this city
$70,167 median HH income
- Axtell · highest
Axtell · highest
$85,000 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, Minden, NE sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 48th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 4,015
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $70,167
- 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 $70,167 and poverty 5.2% concentrate in 68959.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Minden as a pure owner town.
Within Nebraska, Mitchell is the closest lower-income city and David City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Minden.
Population concentration
Minden's single ZIP 68959 carries the town
Minden is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68959 is the entire residential footprint (4,015 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Minden's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 126 establishments, 1,266 employees , annual payroll $57,325k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68959 (126 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (20) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Minden, NE
These ZIP codes sit in Kearney County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Minden. See the Kearney County roll-up →
Minden sits in the upper half of Kearney County on income: Wilcox and Heartwell report less, while Axtell reports more. Axtell marks the far end of that range at $85,000, 21% above Minden.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68959 | 4,015 | $70,167 | 126 | 5 |
Minden 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 Minden, .