
Nebraska · Census place 12840
Deshler, NE population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Deshler, Nebraska (Deshler, NE — Census place “Deshler city”) is 772 residents, ranking #150 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $60,000, the median home is worth $96,800 and median gross rent runs $444 a month. Looking for the Deshler Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Deshler, NE: 68340.
- Population
- 772Deshler city residents
- Median household income
- $60,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $96,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $444Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.5%Owner-occupied households
Deshler ZIP codes (Nebraska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Deshler.
The Deshler NE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Deshler city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Deshler city median would spend about 8.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.2% of residents and 76.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Deshler city, NE in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Deshler city is a very small community in Nebraska, with 772 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #150 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 74% of them. The median age here is 37.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Deshler city earn a median of $60,000 a year, 23.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 11% below the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 6.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Deshler city is valued at $96,800, 68.1% below the national figure and 40% below the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $444 a month, 68.4% below the national figure, or roughly $5,328 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 8.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 76.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 772 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Deshler city against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Nebraska.
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- Arapahoe city 1,010
- Burwell city 1,020
- Cambridge city 1,036
- Hooper city 1,078
- Friend city 1,085
- Eagle village 1,089
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Deshler city?
- Deshler city has 772 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #150 of 593 in Nebraska.
- What is the median household income in Deshler city?
- Median household income in Deshler city is $60,000 a year, 23.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Deshler city?
- Median gross rent is $444 a month and the median home value is $96,800, so rent absorbs about 8.9% of median household income.
- Is Deshler city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Deshler city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 8.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Deshler city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.