PlainZIP

Waterville, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waterville, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 961. 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 WATERVILLE-KS · Waterville, KS 1 ZIPs · 961 pop · #13018/25278 · Marshall County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $70,568
  • RANK-MID #13018/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Axtell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 961
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $89,800

Nearest income peer: Axtell, KS (+ $1,307 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 Waterville

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
961
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,568
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 $70,568 and poverty 8.8% concentrate in 66548.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waterville as a pure owner town.

Within Kansas, Clay Center is the closest lower-income city and Milan the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waterville.

Population concentration

Waterville reads through its lone ZIP, 66548

961 ACS residents, one ZIP: 66548 is not the leading code inside Waterville, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Waterville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 175 employees , annual payroll $8,884k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 66548 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (4) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Waterville, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Marshall County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waterville. See the Marshall County roll-up →

Waterville lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Marshall County: Frankfort, Vermillion and Bremen earn more and Marysville, Blue Rapids and Beattie earn less. Summerfield marks the far end of that range at $36,563, 48% below Waterville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
66548 961 $70,568 25 5
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Waterville 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 Waterville, .