Merriman, NE · standard
ZIP Code 69218
Cherry County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 260
- 0/sq mi
- $78,672
- Median income
- $106,300
- Median home value
- 19.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Merriman pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 40%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 12th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 74%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 69218 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 69218 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Merriman, Cherry County, Nebraska, home to just 260 residents across 1300.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 69218 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $78,672 (3% above the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $39,743. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 2.6% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $106,300 (43% below the average Nebraska ZIP); owner occupancy is 73.5%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.9, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Nebraska and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 69218.
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 69218, Merriman, 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
260
Population
1300.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 69218?
48.9
Median Age
48.5%
Male
51.5%
Female
0.7%
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?
$78,672
Median Household Income
+3% vs state ZIP avg
$39,743
Per Capita Income
2.6%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
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
229housing units
229
Total Housing Units
185
Occupied Units
44
Vacant Units
2.32
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$106,300
Median Home Value
-43% vs state ZIP avg
1964
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 69218, employing approximately 8 people with a combined annual payroll of $226,000.
5
Businesses
8
Employees
$226K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 69218, 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.