Arthur County vs Banner County

A side-by-side comparison of Arthur County and Banner County: population, income, housing, and more.

Arthur County and Banner County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Banner County has the higher population (657 vs 540 in Arthur County). Banner County has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $67,500 in Arthur County). Arthur County has the higher median home value ($188,800 vs $166,300 in Banner County).

Population, income & housing

	Arthur County	Banner County
Population	540	657
Median age	40.5 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$71,250
Median home value	$188,800	$166,300
Median gross rent	$850	$975
Housing units	230	351
Homeownership rate	74.5%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthur County	Banner County
Population	427 → 540 (+26.5%)	722 → 657 (-9.0%)
Median household income	$42,813 → $67,500 (+57.7%)	$51,750 → $71,250 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $188,800 (+69.6%)	$139,900 → $166,300 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $850 (+41.7%)	$444 → $975 (+119.6%)

Arthur County

Population

427540

Median household income

$42,813$67,500

Median home value

$111,300$188,800

Median gross rent

$600$850

Banner County

Population

722657

Median household income

$51,750$71,250

Median home value

$139,900$166,300

Median gross rent

$444$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthur County	Banner County
Under 5	6.3%	6.7%
5 to 17	28.5%	11.7%
18 to 24	3.0%	1.8%
25 to 34	9.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	7.2%	6.2%
45 to 54	14.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	11.9%	22.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	22.7%
75 and over	12.4%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthur County	Banner County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthur County	Banner County
No high school diploma	2.1%	9.5%
High school graduate	21.1%	19.5%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthur County	Banner County
Drove alone	67.5%	71.8%
Carpooled	15.2%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	12.9%
Other means	2.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthur County	Banner County
1-unit, detached	89.6%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Arthur County	Banner County
Poverty rate	9.6%	9.4%
Average household size	2.93	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1971	1956