PlainZIP

Royal, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Royal, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 173. 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 ROYAL-NE · Royal, NE 1 ZIPs · 173 pop · #21234/25278 · Antelope County

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

  • INC-MID $51,607
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21234/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Neligh
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 173
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Neligh, NE (+ $10,060 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 Royal

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

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
173
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,607
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 ($51,607 average) · poverty 2.8%. The primary code (68773) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68773, is all of Royal

There is no split to weigh here: 68773 holds every one of Royal's 173 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Royal's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 30 employees , annual payroll $2,199k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68773 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Royal, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Antelope County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Royal. See the Antelope County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Antelope County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Royal, Neligh, Elgin and Ewing among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Oakdale marks the far end of that range at $82,604, 60% above Royal.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68773 173 $51,607 4 1
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Royal 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 Royal, .