PlainZIP

Odessa, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Odessa, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 118. 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 ODESSA-NE · Odessa, NE 1 ZIPs · 118 pop · #23953/25278 · Buffalo County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $39,792
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23953/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ravenna
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 118
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $139,600

Nearest income peer: Ravenna, NE (+ $25,416 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 Odessa

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Odessa 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, Odessa, NE sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
118
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$39,792
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($39,792 average) · poverty 3.6%. The primary code (68861) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Nebraska, Long Pine is the closest lower-income city and Lynch the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Odessa.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68861, is all of Odessa

There is no split to weigh here: 68861 holds every one of Odessa's 118 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Odessa's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 58 employees , annual payroll $2,979k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68861 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Odessa, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Buffalo County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Odessa. See the Buffalo County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Buffalo County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Odessa, Kearney, Gibbon and Ravenna among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Pleasanton marks the far end of that range at $94,792, 138% above Odessa.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68861 118 $39,792 4 124
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Odessa 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 Odessa, .