PlainZIP

Polk, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Polk, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 541. 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 POLK-NE · Polk, NE 1 ZIPs · 541 pop · #15577/25278 · Polk County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $64,643
  • RANK-LOWER #15577/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stromsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 541
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $115,700

Nearest income peer: Stromsburg, NE ( $1,114 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 Polk

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

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
541
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,643
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 $64,643 and poverty 10.9% concentrate in 68654.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Polk as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Polk reads through its lone ZIP, 68654

541 ACS residents, one ZIP: 68654 is not the leading code inside Polk, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Polk's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 25 employees , annual payroll $1,311k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68654 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Polk, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Polk. See the Polk County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Polk County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Polk, Osceola and Shelby among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Shelby marks the far end of that range at $89,706, 39% above Polk.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68654 541 $64,643 13 4
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Polk 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 Polk, .