What is the population of Ponca city?

Ponca city has 707 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #165 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in Ponca city?

Median household income in Ponca city is $53,077 a year, 32.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $575 a month and the median home value is $173,800, so rent absorbs about 13% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ponca city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Nebraska · Census place 39695

Ponca, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Ponca, Nebraska (Ponca, NE — Census place “Ponca city”) is 707 residents, ranking #165 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $53,077, the median home is worth $173,800 and median gross rent runs $575 a month. Looking for the Ponca Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ponca, NE: 68770.

Population: 707Ponca city residents
Median household income: $53,077Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $173,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $575Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 71.6%Owner-occupied households

Ponca ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ponca.

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

68770

What the numbers mean in Ponca city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ponca city median would spend about 13% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.6% of residents and 71.6% of households own their home.

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

Ponca city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Ponca city is a very small community in Nebraska, with 707 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #165 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 72% of them. The median age here is 42.6 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 Ponca city earn a median of $53,077 a year, 32.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% 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 2.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Ponca city is valued at $173,800, 42.7% below the national figure and 7% above the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $575 a month, 59.1% below the national figure, or roughly $6,900 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13% 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 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71.6% 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 707 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Ponca city against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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 Ponca city?: Ponca city has 707 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #165 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in Ponca city?: Median household income in Ponca city is $53,077 a year, 32.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ponca city?: Median gross rent is $575 a month and the median home value is $173,800, so rent absorbs about 13% of median household income.
Is Ponca city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ponca city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Ponca 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.