Wood Lake, NE · standard
ZIP Code 69221
Cherry County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 222
- 0/sq mi
- $53,438
- Median income
- $96,300
- Median home value
- 29.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Wood Lake pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 19th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 9th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 69%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 69221 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 69221 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Wood Lake, Cherry County, Nebraska, home to just 222 residents across 1110.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 69221 reports a modest median household income of $53,438 (30% below the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $26,695. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 4.7% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $96,300 (48% below the average Nebraska ZIP); owner occupancy is 69.2%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 29.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 61.2, 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 69221.
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 69221, Wood Lake, 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
222
Population
1110.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 69221?
61.2
Median Age
51.6%
Male
48.4%
Female
0.0%
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?
$53,438
Median Household Income
-30% vs state ZIP avg
$26,695
Per Capita Income
4.7%
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
49housing units
49
Total Housing Units
39
Occupied Units
10
Vacant Units
1.64
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$96,300
Median Home Value
-48% vs state ZIP avg
1952
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 69221, 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.