Norfolk, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Norfolk, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 30,670. 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 NORFOLK-NE · Norfolk, NE 1 ZIPs · 30,670 pop · #16554/25278 · Madison County

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

  • INC-MID $62,633
  • RANK-LOWER #16554/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Meadow Grove
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-SMALL 30,670
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $214,500

Nearest income peer: Meadow Grove, NE (+ $3,617 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 Norfolk

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
30,670
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,633
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 $62,633 and poverty 13.1% concentrate in 68701.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.5%) for this income tier, rent $886 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Norfolk's single ZIP 68701 carries the town

Norfolk is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68701 is the entire residential footprint (30,670 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 Norfolk's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,055 establishments, 16,908 employees , annual payroll $841,169k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68701 (1,055 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (171) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Norfolk, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Madison County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Norfolk. See the Madison County roll-up →

Norfolk sits in the lower half of Madison County on income: Madison, Battle Creek and Tilden report more, and only Newman Grove reports less. Battle Creek marks the far end of that range at $95,714, 53% above Norfolk.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68701 30,670 $62,633 1,055 63

Norfolk 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 Norfolk, .