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Waverly, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waverly, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,827. 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 WAVERLY-NE · Waverly, NE 1 ZIPs · 3,827 pop · #2216/25278 · Lancaster County

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

  • INC-TOP $119,712
  • RANK-TOP #2216/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Malcolm
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,827
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $322,600

Nearest income peer: Malcolm, NE (+ $3,288 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 Waverly

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

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,827
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$119,712
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $119,712 and home value $322,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 37.4%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waverly as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Waverly's single ZIP 68462 carries the town

Waverly is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 68462 is the entire residential footprint (3,827 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Waverly's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 138 establishments, 2,439 employees , annual payroll $116,961k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68462 (138 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (31) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Waverly, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Lancaster County, which covers 36 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waverly. See the Lancaster County roll-up →

Waverly sits in the upper half of Lancaster County on income: Lincoln, Hickman and Firth report less, while Roca and Malcolm report more. Roca marks the far end of that range at $145,729, 22% above Waverly.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68462 3,827 $119,712 138 27
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Waverly 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 Waverly, .