Salem, NE
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salem, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 265. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SALEM-NE · Salem, NE 1 ZIPs · 265 pop · #22825/25278 · Richardson County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $46,250
- RANK-BOTTOM #22825/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Shubert
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 66% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 265
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $79,300
Nearest income peer: Shubert, NE ( $2,500 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 Salem
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Salem on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Shubert · lowest
Shubert · lowest
$43,750 median HH income
- Salem · this city
Salem · this city
$46,250 median HH income
- Humboldt · near
Humboldt · near
$52,000 median HH income
- Falls City · near
Falls City · near
$56,607 median HH income
- Dawson · near
Dawson · near
$60,577 median HH income
- Verdon · highest
Verdon · highest
$89,219 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Salem, 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.
- 10th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 265
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $46,250
- 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 ($46,250 average) · poverty 27.6%. The primary code (68433) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Salem as a pure owner town.
Within Nebraska, Tecumseh is the closest lower-income city and Macy the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Salem.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 68433, is all of Salem
There is no split to weigh here: 68433 holds every one of Salem's 265 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Salem
Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 4 employees , annual payroll $88k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68433 (3 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (3) .
ZIP Codes in Salem, NE
These ZIP codes sit in Richardson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Salem. See the Richardson County roll-up →
Salem sits in the lower half of Richardson County on income: Falls City, Humboldt and Dawson report more, and only Shubert reports less. Verdon marks the far end of that range at $89,219, 93% above Salem.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68433 | 265 | $46,250 | 3 | 2 |
Salem 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 Salem, .