Sterling, NE
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sterling, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,047. 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 STERLING-NE · Sterling, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,047 pop · #14092/25278 · Johnson County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $67,969
- RANK-MID #14092/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crab Orchard
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 78% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,047
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $174,000
Nearest income peer: Crab Orchard, NE ( $1,406 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 Sterling
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sterling on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Tecumseh · lowest
Tecumseh · lowest
$46,132 median HH income
- Crab Orchard · near
Crab Orchard · near
$66,563 median HH income
- Sterling · this city
Sterling · this city
$67,969 median HH income
- Elk Creek · near
Elk Creek · near
$71,597 median HH income
- Cook · highest
Cook · highest
$77,614 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, Sterling, NE sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 44th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,047
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $67,969
- 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 $67,969 and poverty 8.5% concentrate in 68443.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sterling as a pure owner town.
Within Nebraska, Wolbach is the closest lower-income city and Genoa the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sterling.
Population concentration
Sterling's single ZIP 68443 carries the town
Sterling is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68443 is the entire residential footprint (1,047 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
Mid-pack ZBP load on Sterling's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 21 establishments, 99 employees , annual payroll $2,291k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68443 (21 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Transportation and warehousing · Wholesale trade .
ZIP Codes in Sterling, NE
These ZIP codes sit in Johnson County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sterling. See the Johnson County roll-up →
Sterling sits in the lower half of Johnson County on income: Cook and Elk Creek report more, and only Tecumseh reports less. Tecumseh marks the far end of that range at $46,132, 32% below Sterling.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68443 | 1,047 | $67,969 | 21 | 4 |
Sterling 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 Sterling, .