Wheeler
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Nebraska
Wheeler is a low-population county in Nebraska with 2 ZIP codes, 542 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wheeler, NE sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a low-population county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 30%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 542
- combined ZIP population
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $75,834
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Wheeler lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on low-population county footing (FIPS 31183, 2 ZIPs, combined population 542). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
Above-median income with few ZIPs: treat the top code (68622) as the primary ACS record and this county page as the FIPS bridge. Intra-county contrast is limited by construction.
Combined population stays under five thousand - this is a thin rural FIPS. Bookmark one ZIP; a multi-ZIP shortlist rarely adds signal beyond the primary code's ACS row.
Within Nebraska, Phelps is the closest lower-income county and Lincoln the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 5 and 8 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wheeler. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
2
Total ZIPs
542
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Wheeler
Side-by-side: Compare 68622 vs 68637 →
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Data sources
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →
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