PlainZIP

Red Cloud, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Red Cloud, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,342. 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 RED-CLOUD-NE · Red Cloud, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,342 pop · #18532/25278 · Webster County

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

  • INC-MID $58,523
  • RANK-LOWER #18532/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Guide Rock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,342
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $95,000

Nearest income peer: Guide Rock, NE (+ $4,810 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 Red Cloud

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

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,342
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,523
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 $58,523 and poverty 9.4% concentrate in 68970.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Red Cloud as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Amelia is the closest lower-income city and Scottsbluff the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Red Cloud.

Population concentration

Red Cloud's single ZIP 68970 carries the town

Red Cloud is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68970 is the entire residential footprint (1,342 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 Red Cloud's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 48 establishments, 337 employees , annual payroll $12,921k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68970 (48 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Red Cloud, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Webster County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Red Cloud. See the Webster County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Webster County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Red Cloud, Blue Hill, Guide Rock and Bladen among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Inavale marks the far end of that range at $126,250, 116% above Red Cloud.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68970 1,342 $58,523 48 3
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Red Cloud 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 Red Cloud, .