Nebraska · Census place 38750
Pender, NE population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Pender, Nebraska (Pender, NE — Census place “Pender village”) is 1,262 residents, ranking #100 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $67,419, the median home is worth $165,900 and median gross rent runs $880 a month. Looking for the Pender Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Pender, NE: 68047.
- Population
- 1,262Pender village residents
- Median household income
- $67,419Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $165,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $880Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.5%Owner-occupied households
Pender ZIP codes (Nebraska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Pender.
The Pender 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 Pender village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pender village median would spend about 15.7% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5% of residents and 79.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Pender village, NE in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Pender village is a small town in Nebraska, with 1,262 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #100 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 39.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Pender village earn a median of $67,419 a year, 14.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of 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 5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Pender village is valued at $165,900, 45.3% below the national figure and 3% above the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $880 a month, 37.4% below the national figure, or roughly $10,560 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.7% 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 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 79.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
- Fort Calhoun city 1,246
- Wymore city 1,287
- Weeping Water city 1,244
- Wakefield city 1,288
- Plainview city 1,241
- Sutton city 1,349
- North Bend city 1,225
- Ravenna city 1,352
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Pender village?
- Pender village has 1,262 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #100 of 593 in Nebraska.
- What is the median household income in Pender village?
- Median household income in Pender village is $67,419 a year, 14.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pender village?
- Median gross rent is $880 a month and the median home value is $165,900, so rent absorbs about 15.7% of median household income.
- Is Pender village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pender village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Pender village 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.