Arapahoe, NE

Census Place

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2023 Population

1,010

3.48% 1-year growth

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

52.8

0.377% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

16.9%

30.1% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$63,173

11.3% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$95,000

9.45% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

481

0.62% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Arapahoe, NE are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.7%), Other (Hispanic) (1.78%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.792%), White (Hispanic) (0.693%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.693%).

None of the households in Arapahoe, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.4% of the residents in Arapahoe, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Arapahoe, NE was $95,000, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Arapahoe, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Arapahoe, NE was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Arapahoe, NE is home to a population of 1.01k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.57% of Arapahoe, NE residents were born outside of the country (26 people).

In 2023, there were 53.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (956 people) in Arapahoe, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18 Other (Hispanic) and 8 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

97.6%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Arapahoe, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Arapahoe, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
956 ± 156
Other (Hispanic)
18 ± 19
Two+ (Hispanic)
8 ± 14.1

3.27%

Hispanic Population

33 people

3.27% of the people in Arapahoe, NE are hispanic (33 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Arapahoe, NE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arapahoe, NE.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
46,527 ± 5,232 people
Guatemala
10,472 ± 2,506 people
India
6,505 ± 1,977 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arapahoe, NE was Mexico, the natal country of 46,527 Arapahoe, NE residents, followed by Guatemala with 10,472 and India with 6,505.

Foreign-Born Population

2.57%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

26 people

2.36%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

23 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Arapahoe, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
23 ± 18
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 15
Korea
9 ± 17

Arapahoe, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Arapahoe, NE employs 481 people. The largest industries in Arapahoe, NE are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (101 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (82 people), and Retail Trade (74 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($70,625), Transportation & Warehousing ($70,114), and Information ($68,839).

Males in Nebraska have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,834. The income inequality in Nebraska (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

481

2023 Value

± 91

−0.62%

1 Year decline

± 26.7%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Arapahoe, NE, are Management Occupations (78 people), Sales & Related Occupations (57 people), and Transportation Occupations (44 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Arapahoe, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

481

2023 Value

± 91

−0.62%

1 Year decline

± 26.7%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Arapahoe, NE, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (101 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (82 people), and Retail Trade (74 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Arapahoe, NE, though some of these residents may live in Arapahoe, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

N/A

Median earning men ± N/A

N/A

Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,583), Information ($69,286), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,625), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($30,833).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.9%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.849%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Pete Ricketts

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nebraska have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Arapahoe, NE was $95,000 in 2023, which is 0.313 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $86,800 to $95,000, a 9.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Arapahoe, NE is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Arapahoe, NE have an average commute time of 14.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Arapahoe, NE is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$95,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,927

$304

Median Property Taxes

±$59

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Arapahoe, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Arapahoe, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Arapahoe, NE colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,173

Median Household Income

± $13,563

409

Number of Households

± 73

The following chart displays the households in Arapahoe, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Arapahoe, NE is from Arapahoe, NE.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arapahoe, NE across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (82.7%)
Walked (6.65%)
Worked At Home (4.37%)

In 2023, 82.7% of workers in Arapahoe, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (6.65%) and those who worked at home (4.37%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Arapahoe, NE have a shorter commute time (14.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.652% of the workforce in Arapahoe, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Arapahoe, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Arapahoe, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Arapahoe, NE have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Arapahoe, NE (164 out of 969 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Arapahoe, NE is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.7% of the population of Arapahoe, NE has health coverage, with 41.7% on employee plans, 10.8% on Medicaid, 18.2% on Medicare, 23.5% on non-group plans, and 1.43% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Furnas County, NE see 931 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.428% decrease from the previous year (935 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2302 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2302 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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931 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Furnas County, NE

Primary care physicians in Furnas County, NE see an average of 931 patients per year. This represents a 0.428% decrease from the previous year (935 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Furnas County, NE in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.28%

Uninsured

41.7%

Employer Coverage

10.8%

Medicaid

18.2%

Medicare

23.5%

Non-Group

1.43%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Arapahoe, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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