PlainZIP

Western, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Western, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 478. 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 WESTERN-NE · Western, NE 1 ZIPs · 478 pop · #17976/25278 · Saline County

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

  • INC-MID $59,750
  • RANK-LOWER #17976/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Swanton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 478
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $178,100

Nearest income peer: Swanton, NE (+ $875 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 Western

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
478
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,750
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,750 and poverty 3.8% concentrate in 68464.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Western reads through its lone ZIP, 68464

478 ACS residents, one ZIP: 68464 is not the leading code inside Western, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Western

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 3 employees , annual payroll $327k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68464 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Western, NE

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

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Saline County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Western, Crete, Wilber and Friend among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Wilber marks the far end of that range at $91,964, 54% above Western.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68464 478 $59,750 4 2
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Western 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 Western, .