PlainZIP

Wilcox, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wilcox, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 649. 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 WILCOX-NE · Wilcox, NE 1 ZIPs · 649 pop · #14864/25278 · Kearney County

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

  • INC-MID $66,250
  • RANK-MID #14864/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Heartwell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 649
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,600

Nearest income peer: Heartwell, NE ( $1,458 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 Wilcox

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

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
649
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,250
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 $66,250 and poverty 4.4% concentrate in 68982.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wilcox as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Prague is the closest lower-income city and Crab Orchard the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wilcox.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68982, is all of Wilcox

There is no split to weigh here: 68982 holds every one of Wilcox's 649 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 Wilcox's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 63 employees , annual payroll $3,066k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68982 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) · also Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Wilcox, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Kearney County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wilcox. See the Kearney County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Kearney County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wilcox, Minden and Axtell among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Axtell marks the far end of that range at $85,000, 28% above Wilcox.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68982 649 $66,250 20 3
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Wilcox 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 Wilcox, .