Demographics of Arthur County, Nebraska

Arthur County, Nebraska had 396 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −34 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Arthur County, in four figures

396
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −7.9%
Change since July 2020: −34 people.; 46.0 ±6.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,250 ±$23,887
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Arthur County, Nebraska's population shrank 7.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Arthur County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Arthur County, Nebraska's population shrank 7.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Arthur County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	430	100.0	100.0
2021	433	100.7	100.2
2022	426	99.1	100.7
2023	412	95.8	101.6
2024	417	97.0	102.5
2025	396	92.1	103.1

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Population of Arthur County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	430	−1	0	−1
2021	433	+3	−4	+6
2022	426	−7	−1	−5
2023	412	−14	−1	−14
2024	417	+5	−2	+7
2025	396	−21	−3	−18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.0 ±6.3: for men 44.8 ±8.3 and for women 49.1 ±6.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Arthur County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	11 to 35	4.8% ±2.3	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	114 ±31	23.6% ±4.2	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	0 to 36	0% to 7.4%	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	82 ±26	16.9% ±4.2	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	141 ±31	29.1% ±2.3	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	110 ±31	22.7% ±4.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,250 ±$23,887, and income per person $39,655 ±$8,861, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Arthur County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	25 ±12	13.5% ±6.0	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	39 ±16	21.1% ±8.0	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	28 ±10	15.1% ±4.8	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	15 ±6	8.1% ±2.9	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	46 ±21	24.9% ±10.1	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 23	0% to 12.3%	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5 to 37	3.0% to 19.7%	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Arthur County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	5 to 65	1.2% to 13.3%	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 27	0% to 19.3%	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 21	0% to 10.2%	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6 to 26	5.2% to 17.3%	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Arthur County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Arthur County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	232 ±40	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.7% ±5.1	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.3% ±9.3	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.5% ±10.0	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.5% ±7.3	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$185,900 ±$58,453	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$750 ±$204	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±5	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Arthur County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 7	0% to 1.4%	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	450 ±95	93.0% ±4.9	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 2.1%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 2.1%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 2.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 2.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1 to 49	0.3% to 10.0%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Arthur County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	382 ±87	78.9% ±7.9	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	89 ±25	18.4% ±3.5	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 10	0% to 2.1%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 30	0% to 6.2%	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 26	0% to 5.3%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 9	0% to 1.9%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Arthur County among the counties of Nebraska

92nd of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Arthur County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Logan County	669	−6.0%
Thomas County	639	−4.8%
Loup County	570	−6.1%
Grant County	561	−8.3%
Blaine County	458	+6.8%
Arthur County	396	−7.9%
McPherson County	369	−6.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026