Dalton, NE · standard
ZIP Code 69131
Cheyenne County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 561
- 1/sq mi
- $66,111
- Median income
- $112,800
- Median home value
- 34.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Dalton pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 40th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 14th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 69131 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 69131 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Dalton, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, home to just 561 residents across 510.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 69131 reports a modest median household income of $66,111 (14% below the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $31,358. The poverty rate is 11.7%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $112,800 (40% below the average Nebraska ZIP), and median rent is $892; owner occupancy is 83.3%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 34.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.1, and the average commute is 35 minutes. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in Cheyenne County, so 69131 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 69131, Dalton, NE · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
561
Population
510.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 69131?
44.1
Median Age
51.4%
Male
48.6%
Female
0.3%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$66,111
Median Household Income
-14% vs state ZIP avg
$31,358
Per Capita Income
11.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
35.1 min
Mean Commute Time
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
340housing units
340
Total Housing Units
300
Occupied Units
40
Vacant Units
2.43
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$112,800
Median Home Value
-40% vs state ZIP avg
$892
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 69131, employing approximately 11 people with a combined annual payroll of $671,000.
9
Businesses
11
Employees
$671K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 69131 vs 69141 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69141 | Gurley, NE | 385 | 7.0 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 69131, both outside NE so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.