Shelby, NE
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelby, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,231. 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 SHELBY-NE · Shelby, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,231 pop · #6467/25278 · Polk County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-HIGH $89,706
- RANK-UPPER #6467/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Osceola
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 83% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,231
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $168,900
Nearest income peer: Osceola, NE ( $11,219 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 Shelby
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shelby on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Stromsburg · lowest
Stromsburg · lowest
$63,529 median HH income
- Polk · near
Polk · near
$64,643 median HH income
- Osceola · near
Osceola · near
$78,487 median HH income
- Shelby · this city · highest
Shelby · this city · highest
$89,706 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, Shelby, NE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 26%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,231
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $89,706
- 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.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 68662 (1,231 residents). Household income $89,706 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shelby as a pure owner town.
Within Nebraska, Clay Center is the closest lower-income city and Plattsmouth the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shelby.
Population concentration
Shelby reads through its lone ZIP, 68662
1,231 ACS residents, one ZIP: 68662 is not the leading code inside Shelby, 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 Shelby's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 158 employees , annual payroll $7,003k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68662 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (5) · also Transportation and warehousing · Finance and insurance .
ZIP Codes in Shelby, NE
These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shelby. See the Polk County roll-up →
No other city sharing Polk County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Shelby. Stromsburg, Osceola and Polk sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Stromsburg marks the far end of that range at $63,529, 29% below Shelby.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68662 | 1,231 | $89,706 | 24 | 5 |
Shelby 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 Shelby, .