Arlington vs Fort Calhoun

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

Arlington and Fort Calhoun 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 1,246 in Fort Calhoun). Fort Calhoun has the higher median household income ($96,071 vs $95,278 in Arlington). Fort Calhoun has the higher median home value ($271,600 vs $222,500 in Arlington).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	Fort Calhoun
Population	1,437	1,246
Median age	35.4 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$95,278	$96,071
Median home value	$222,500	$271,600
Median gross rent	$1,086	$1,073
Housing units	560	522
Homeownership rate	78.3%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	Fort Calhoun
Population	1,513 → 1,437 (-5.0%)	882 → 1,246 (+41.3%)
Median household income	$78,571 → $95,278 (+21.3%)	$64,342 → $96,071 (+49.3%)
Median home value	$170,100 → $222,500 (+30.8%)	$163,100 → $271,600 (+66.5%)
Median gross rent	$921 → $1,086 (+17.9%)	$880 → $1,073 (+21.9%)

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

Fort Calhoun

Population

8821,246

Median household income

$64,342$96,071

Median home value

$163,100$271,600

Median gross rent

$880$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	Fort Calhoun
Under 5	5.2%	2.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	18.9%
18 to 24	11.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	16.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	8.6%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	14.9%
75 and over	6.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	Fort Calhoun
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	88.1%
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%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	Fort Calhoun
No high school diploma	10.9%	5.0%
High school graduate	29.5%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	Fort Calhoun
Drove alone	88.4%	83.2%
Carpooled	5.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	6.9%
Other means	1.4%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	Fort Calhoun
1-unit, detached	81.4%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	Fort Calhoun
Poverty rate	3.8%	11.9%
Average household size	2.71	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1975	1987