PlainZIP

Wausa, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wausa, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,079. 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 WAUSA-NE · Wausa, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,079 pop · #9708/25278 · Knox County

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

  • INC-HIGH $78,750
  • RANK-UPPER #9708/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crofton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,079
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $103,400

Nearest income peer: Crofton, NE ( $1,806 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 Wausa

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

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,079
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,750
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 68786 (1,079 residents). Household income $78,750 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wausa as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68786, is all of Wausa

There is no split to weigh here: 68786 holds every one of Wausa's 1,079 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Wausa's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 36 establishments, 199 employees , annual payroll $9,628k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68786 (36 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wausa, NE

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

Wausa sits in the upper half of Knox County on income: Bloomfield, Creighton and Niobrara report less, while Winnetoon and Center report more. Verdigre marks the far end of that range at $46,328, 41% below Wausa.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68786 1,079 $78,750 36 3
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Wausa 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 Wausa, .