Buffalo County, Nebraska

Buffalo County covers 968 sq mi of land and has about 50,579 residents. 13 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 10 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.

Population

50,579

52/sq mi

Median household income

$76K

U.S. $81K

Median home value

$246K

U.S. $333K

Median rent

$936

U.S. $1,413

Median age

35.1

U.S. 38.9

Poverty rate

9.9%

U.S. 12.5%

Cities and towns

Zip codes in Buffalo County

13 total

Zip	City	Type	Population	IncomeMedian income	Home value
68812	Amherst	Residential	642	$69,808	$229,400
68836	Elm Creek	Residential	1,908	$86,806	$224,800
68840	Gibbon	Residential	2,624	$76,394	$208,100
68845	Kearney	Residential	20,536	$76,978	$282,000
68847	Kearney	Residential	18,354	$73,818	$238,400
68848	Kearney · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
68849	Kearney	Residential	1,385	—	—
68858	Miller	Residential	328	$82,083	$190,600
68861	Odessa	Residential	138	$39,792	$139,600
68866	Pleasanton	Residential	1,168	$94,792	$262,300
68869	Ravenna	Residential	2,165	$65,208	$169,400
68870	Riverdale	Residential	506	$87,159	$222,200
68876	Shelton	Residential	1,910	$82,207	$163,800

Buffalo County at a glance

Compared with the U.S.

Household income distribution

<$25k

15%

$25–50k

19%

$50–75k

16%

$75–100k

14%

$100–150k

19%

$150–200k

10%

$200k+

Highest education (adults 25+)

No diploma

High school

25%

Some college

25%

Associate's

10%

Bachelor's

23%

Graduate

11%

How people get to work

Drove alone

81%

Carpooled

10%

Transit

0.2%

Walked

Bicycle

0.4%

Worked from home

Other

0.8%

At a glance

	Buffalo	U.S.
Own their home	66.4%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	35.7%
Work from home	4.7%	15.1%
Households with broadband	91.1%	91%
Without health insurance	7%	8.4%
Foreign-born	4.8%	14.1%
Veterans (of adults)	6%	6.2%
Unemployment	2.6%	5.2%
Average commute	16 min	26.4 min