Arlington, NE

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,467
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.6
3.39% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.14%
16.6% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$94,034
1.31% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$225,400
1.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
831
2.72% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Arlington, 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.

97.1% of the residents in Arlington, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Arlington, NE was $225,400, and the homeownership rate was 82.5%.

Most people in Arlington, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Arlington, NE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Arlington, NE is home to a population of 1.47k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.38% of Arlington, NE residents were born outside of the country (123 people).

In 2024, there were 13.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.23k people) in Arlington, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 92 White (Hispanic) and 79 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%
2024 Citizenship
96.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Arlington, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Arlington, NE was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Arlington, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.23k ± 188
  2. White (Hispanic)
    92 ± 66
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    79 ± 69
11.7%
Hispanic Population
171 people

In 2024, there were 13.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.23k people) in Arlington, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 92 White (Hispanic) and 79 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.7% of the people in Arlington, NE are hispanic (171 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Arlington, NE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.38%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
123 people
8.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
125 people

As of 2024, 8.38% of Arlington, NE residents (123 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Arlington, NE was 8.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    27 ± 26
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    25 ± 27
  3. Korea
    19 ± 28

Arlington, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Arlington, NE employs 831 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Arlington, NE were Retail Trade (174 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (118 people), and Construction (117 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($133,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($133,750), and Construction ($92,083).

Employment

Occupations

831
2024 Value
± 132
2.72%
1 Year growth
± 23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Arlington, NE grew at a rate of 2.72%, from 809 employees to 831 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Arlington, NE, are Management Occupations (129 people), Sales & Related Occupations (111 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (85 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Arlington, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

831
2024 Value
± 132
2.72%
1 Year growth
± 23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Arlington, NE grew at a rate of 2.72%, from 809 employees to 831 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Arlington, NE, are Retail Trade (174 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (118 people), and Construction (117 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Arlington, NE, though some of these residents may live in Arlington, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,821
Median earning men ± $20,536
$44,773
Median earning women ± $9,043

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($133,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,083), and Construction ($92,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,429), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,442), and Retail Trade ($25,221).

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Arlington, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Arlington, NE was $225,400 in 2024, which is 0.677 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $222,500 to $225,400, a 1.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Arlington, NE is 82.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Arlington, NE have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Arlington, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$225,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$34,048
$458
Median Property Taxes
±$85

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 Arlington, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

82.5%
Homeownership
2024
46.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 82.5% of the housing units in Arlington, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$94,034
Median Household Income
± $20,983
555
Number of Households
± 97

In 2024, the median household income of the 555 households in Arlington, NE declined from $94,034 from the previous year's value of $95,278.

The following chart displays the households in Arlington, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Arlington, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.2%)
  2. Carpooled (9.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.98%)

In 2024, 83.2% of workers in Arlington, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.6%) and those who worked at home (4.98%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Arlington, NE have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.895% of the workforce in Arlington, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Arlington, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Arlington, NE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Arlington, NE (46 out of 1.47k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Arlington, NE is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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Health

94.8% of the population of Arlington, NE has health coverage, with 71.3% on employee plans, 3.82% on Medicaid, 10.9% on Medicare, 7.91% on non-group plans, and 0.886% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

5.18%
Uninsured
71.3%
Employer Coverage
3.82%
Medicaid
10.9%
Medicare
7.91%
Non-Group
0.886%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Arlington, NE declined by 20% from 6.47% to 5.18%.

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