Archer vs Central City

A side-by-side comparison of Archer and Central City: population, income, housing, and more.

Archer and Central City are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Central City has the higher population (3,039 vs 48 in Archer). Central City has the higher median household income ($62,012 vs $58,625 in Archer). Archer has the higher median home value ($163,800 vs $158,300 in Central City).

Population, income & housing

	Archer	Central City
Population	48	3,039
Median age	60.6 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,625	$62,012
Median home value	$163,800	$158,300
Median gross rent	—	$729
Housing units	32	1,268
Homeownership rate	100.0%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer	Central City
Population	51 → 48 (-5.9%)	2,903 → 3,039 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$80,625 → $58,625 (-27.3%)	$48,447 → $62,012 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$101,100 → $163,800 (+62.0%)	$106,100 → $158,300 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$666 → $729 (+9.5%)

Archer

Population

5148

Median household income

$80,625$58,625

Median home value

$101,100$163,800

Central City

Population

2,9033,039

Median household income

$48,447$62,012

Median home value

$106,100$158,300

Median gross rent

$666$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer	Central City
Under 5	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	41.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	33.3%	9.0%
75 and over	0.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer	Central City
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer	Central City
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.9%
High school graduate	25.0%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	75.0%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer	Central City
Drove alone	41.7%	86.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	58.3%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer	Central City
1-unit, detached	100.0%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Archer	Central City
Poverty rate	14.6%	7.8%
Average household size	1.50	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1938	1967