What is the population of Norfolk city?

Norfolk city has 25,962 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #7 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in Norfolk city?

Median household income in Norfolk city is $62,175 a year, 20.8% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Norfolk city?

Median gross rent is $850 a month and the median home value is $199,100, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.

Is Norfolk city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Norfolk city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Norfolk, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Norfolk, Nebraska (Norfolk, NE — Census place “Norfolk city”) is 25,962 residents, ranking #7 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $62,175, the median home is worth $199,100 and median gross rent runs $850 a month. Looking for the Norfolk Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Norfolk, NE: 68701.

Population: 25,962Norfolk city residents
Median household income: $62,175Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $199,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $850Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 63.2%Owner-occupied households

Norfolk ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Norfolk.

The Norfolk NE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

68701

What the numbers mean in Norfolk city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Norfolk city median would spend about 16.4% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 63.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Norfolk city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Norfolk city is a small city in Nebraska, with 25,962 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #7 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 37.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Norfolk city earn a median of $62,175 a year, 20.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Norfolk city is valued at $199,100, 34.4% below the national figure and 23% above the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $850 a month, 39.5% below the national figure, or roughly $10,200 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.4% 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 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Norfolk city?: Norfolk city has 25,962 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #7 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in Norfolk city?: Median household income in Norfolk city is $62,175 a year, 20.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Norfolk city?: Median gross rent is $850 a month and the median home value is $199,100, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.
Is Norfolk city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Norfolk city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Norfolk city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.