Arlington vs Fontanelle

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

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

Arlington has the higher population (1,437 vs 61 in Fontanelle). Fontanelle has the higher median home value ($350,000 vs $222,500 in Arlington). Since 2019, Fontanelle's population has grown faster (+110.3% vs -5.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	Fontanelle
Population	1,437	61
Median age	35.4 yrs	64.3 yrs
Median household income	$95,278	—
Median home value	$222,500	$350,000
Median gross rent	$1,086	—
Housing units	560	19
Homeownership rate	78.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	Fontanelle
Population	1,513 → 1,437 (-5.0%)	29 → 61 (+110.3%)
Median household income	$78,571 → $95,278 (+21.3%)	$46,146 → $51,094 (+10.7%)
Median home value	$170,100 → $222,500 (+30.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$921 → $1,086 (+17.9%)	—

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

Fontanelle

Population

2961

Median household income

$46,146$51,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	Fontanelle
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.9%	27.9%
18 to 24	11.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	8.6%	41.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.5%
75 and over	6.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	Fontanelle
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	Fontanelle
No high school diploma	10.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.5%	13.6%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	45.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	Fontanelle
Drove alone	88.4%	75.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	25.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	Fontanelle
1-unit, detached	81.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	Fontanelle
Poverty rate	3.8%	9.8%
Average household size	2.71	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1975	1946