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Pawnee City, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pawnee City, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,285. 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 PAWNEE-CITY-NE · Pawnee City, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,285 pop · #19543/25278 · Pawnee County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,250
  • RANK-LOWER #19543/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lewiston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,285
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $68,000

Nearest income peer: Lewiston, NE ( $5,000 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 Pawnee City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pawnee City 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, Pawnee City, 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.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,285
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,250
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 ($56,250 average) · poverty 13.3%. The primary code (68420) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pawnee City as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Lyman is the closest lower-income city and Falls City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pawnee City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68420, is all of Pawnee City

There is no split to weigh here: 68420 holds every one of Pawnee City's 1,285 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 Pawnee City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 40 establishments, 570 employees , annual payroll $34,600k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68420 (40 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Pawnee City, NE

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

Pawnee City lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Pawnee County: Table Rock, Burchard and Du Bois earn more and Steinauer and Lewiston earn less. Burchard marks the far end of that range at $102,083, 81% above Pawnee City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68420 1,285 $56,250 40 4
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Pawnee City 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 Pawnee City, .