Ranking · Nebraska
Richest and poorest places in Nebraska
Township 1 has the highest median household income of Nebraska's 136 ranked places ($125,625), within the margin of error of Gretna; Macy has the lowest ($42,500). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in Nebraska, first to fifth: Township 1 ($125,625), Gretna ($123,992), Township 2 ($115,529), Papillion ($111,679) and Waverly ($111,632).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Township 1within the margin | $125,625±$14,895 |
| 2 | Gretnawithin the margin | $123,992±$11,314 |
| 3 | Township 2within the margin | $115,529±$12,881 |
| 4 | Papillionwithin the margin | $111,679±$7,646 |
| 5 | Waverlywithin the margin | $111,632±$25,175 |
| 6 | Union Township, Saunders Countywithin the margin | $110,282±$14,835 |
| 7 | Valleywithin the margin | $110,200±$20,534 |
| 8 | Bennetwithin the margin | $105,859±$20,149 |
| 9 | Hickmanwithin the margin | $104,375±$8,612 |
| 10 | Yutanwithin the margin | $103,350±$19,043 |
| 11 | Fort Calhounwithin the margin | $102,396±$39,066 |
| 12 | Pohocco Townshipwithin the margin | $100,313±$20,436 |
| 13 | Ashland Townshipwithin the margin | $100,275±$9,604 |
| 14 | Columbus Townshipwithin the margin | $97,848±$42,096 |
| 15 | Benningtonwithin the margin | $97,500±$26,120 |
| 16 | Battle Creekwithin the margin | $95,536±$16,710 |
| 17 | Township 6within the margin | $95,492±$14,866 |
| 18 | Louisvillewithin the margin | $94,208±$11,695 |
| 19 | Arlingtonwithin the margin | $94,034±$20,983 |
| 20 | Township 7within the margin | $92,955±$13,819 |
| 20 | Springfieldwithin the margin | $92,955±$24,414 |
| 22 | Richland Townshipwithin the margin | $91,111±$17,375 |
| 23 | Township 5within the margin | $90,469±$20,125 |
| 24 | Wahoowithin the margin | $89,457±$26,846 |
| 25 | Ashland | $89,408±$7,508 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in Nebraska, first to fifth: Macy ($42,500), Terrytown ($43,618), Blackbird Township ($44,688), Tecumseh ($45,357) and Fullerton ($47,750).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 136 | Macyinside Blackbird Townshipwithin the margin | $42,500±$11,780 |
| 135 | Terrytownwithin the margin | $43,618±$12,150 |
| 134 | Blackbird Townshipwithin the margin | $44,688±$9,855 |
| 133 | Tecumsehwithin the margin | $45,357±$5,171 |
| 132 | Fullertonwithin the margin | $47,750±$10,233 |
| 131 | Creightonwithin the margin | $50,278±$9,915 |
| 130 | Burwellwithin the margin | $51,250±$10,831 |
| 129 | Falls Citywithin the margin | $51,706±$10,131 |
| 128 | Loup Citywithin the margin | $52,500±$11,499 |
| 127 | Fairburywithin the margin | $52,995±$4,117 |
| 126 | Ainsworthwithin the margin | $53,490±$9,282 |
| 125 | Waynewithin the margin | $53,702±$6,256 |
| 124 | Mitchellwithin the margin | $54,150±$8,436 |
| 123 | Cozadwithin the margin | $54,471±$18,689 |
| 122 | Chadronwithin the margin | $54,590±$4,167 |
| 121 | Sidneywithin the margin | $54,734±$9,681 |
| 120 | Plainviewwithin the margin | $54,766±$12,352 |
| 119 | Holdregewithin the margin | $55,789±$14,769 |
| 118 | Kimballwithin the margin | $56,174±$10,200 |
| 117 | Scottsbluffwithin the margin | $56,359±$7,224 |
| 116 | O'Neillwithin the margin | $56,510±$17,733 |
| 115 | Platte Township, Dodge Countywithin the margin | $56,625±$25,145 |
| 114 | Blue Springs-Wymore Townshipwithin the margin | $56,799±$2,636 |
| 113 | Valentinewithin the margin | $56,898±$27,539 |
| 112 | McCook | $56,917±$14,598 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in Nebraska have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: Valley has the highest estimate, $71,769 per resident (±$11,054), but it is within the margin of error of Cozad ($65,449): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valleywithin the margin | $71,769±$11,054 |
| 2 | Cozadwithin the margin | $65,449±$36,684 |
| 3 | Township 2within the margin | $58,411±$10,727 |
| 4 | Clear Creek Townshipwithin the margin | $56,563±$19,998 |
| 5 | Township 1within the margin | $56,399±$5,609 |
| 6 | Papillionwithin the margin | $53,471±$3,751 |
| 7 | Pohocco Townshipwithin the margin | $50,796±$11,473 |
| 8 | Gretnawithin the margin | $49,805±$3,965 |
| 9 | Suttonwithin the margin | $49,027±$10,673 |
| 10 | Holdrege | $48,071±$10,510 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections