
Nebraska · Census place 46800
Stanton, NE population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Stanton, Nebraska (Stanton, NE — Census place “Stanton city”) is 1,824 residents, ranking #69 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $73,571, the median home is worth $161,300 and median gross rent runs $784 a month. Looking for the Stanton Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Stanton, NE: 68779.
- Population
- 1,824Stanton city residents
- Median household income
- $73,571Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $784Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.9%Owner-occupied households
Stanton ZIP codes (Nebraska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Stanton.
The Stanton 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 Stanton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Stanton city median would spend about 12.8% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 66.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Stanton city, NE in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Stanton city is a small town in Nebraska, with 1,824 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #69 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 36.9 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 Stanton city earn a median of $73,571 a year, 6.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% above 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 6.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Stanton city is valued at $161,300, 46.8% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $784 a month, 44.2% below the national figure, or roughly $9,408 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.8% 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 2.2×, 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. 66.9% 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.
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.
- Mitchell city 1,804
- Superior city 1,833
- Hartington city 1,736
- Tecumseh city 1,844
- Albion city 1,733
- Syracuse city 1,964
- Tekamah city 1,691
- Pierce city 1,986
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Stanton city?
- Stanton city has 1,824 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #69 of 593 in Nebraska.
- What is the median household income in Stanton city?
- Median household income in Stanton city is $73,571 a year, 6.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Stanton city?
- Median gross rent is $784 a month and the median home value is $161,300, so rent absorbs about 12.8% of median household income.
- Is Stanton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Stanton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Stanton 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.