Arlington vs Blair

A side-by-side comparison of Arlington and Blair: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blair has the higher population (7,868 vs 1,437 in Arlington). Arlington has the higher median household income ($95,278 vs $76,292 in Blair). Arlington has the higher median home value ($222,500 vs $211,000 in Blair).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	Blair
Population	1,437	7,868
Median age	35.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$95,278	$76,292
Median home value	$222,500	$211,000
Median gross rent	$1,086	$941
Housing units	560	3,403
Homeownership rate	78.3%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	Blair
Population	1,513 → 1,437 (-5.0%)	7,781 → 7,868 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$78,571 → $95,278 (+21.3%)	$51,056 → $76,292 (+49.4%)
Median home value	$170,100 → $222,500 (+30.8%)	$148,500 → $211,000 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$921 → $1,086 (+17.9%)	$722 → $941 (+30.3%)

Arlington

Population

1,5131,437

Median household income

$78,571$95,278

Median home value

$170,100$222,500

Median gross rent

$921$1,086

Blair

Population

7,7817,868

Median household income

$51,056$76,292

Median home value

$148,500$211,000

Median gross rent

$722$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	Blair
Under 5	5.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	16.9%
18 to 24	11.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	16.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	8.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.6%
75 and over	6.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	Blair
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	Blair
No high school diploma	10.9%	3.0%
High school graduate	29.5%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	Blair
Drove alone	88.4%	85.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	7.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	Blair
1-unit, detached	81.4%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	14.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	Blair
Poverty rate	3.8%	9.7%
Average household size	2.71	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1975	1971