Arthur County vs Hooker County

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

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

Hooker County has the higher population (613 vs 540 in Arthur County). Arthur County has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $45,854 in Hooker County). Arthur County has the higher median home value ($188,800 vs $85,400 in Hooker County).

Population, income & housing

	Arthur County	Hooker County
Population	540	613
Median age	40.5 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$45,854
Median home value	$188,800	$85,400
Median gross rent	$850	$581
Housing units	230	415
Homeownership rate	74.5%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthur County	Hooker County
Population	427 → 540 (+26.5%)	693 → 613 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$42,813 → $67,500 (+57.7%)	$41,125 → $45,854 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $188,800 (+69.6%)	$92,200 → $85,400 (-7.4%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $850 (+41.7%)	$573 → $581 (+1.4%)

Arthur County

Population

427540

Median household income

$42,813$67,500

Median home value

$111,300$188,800

Median gross rent

$600$850

Hooker County

Population

693613

Median household income

$41,125$45,854

Median home value

$92,200$85,400

Median gross rent

$573$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthur County	Hooker County
Under 5	6.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	28.5%	11.9%
18 to 24	3.0%	14.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	7.2%
35 to 44	7.2%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	6.9%	12.4%
75 and over	12.4%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthur County	Hooker County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	2.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthur County	Hooker County
No high school diploma	2.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	21.1%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	0.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthur County	Hooker County
Drove alone	67.5%	66.2%
Carpooled	15.2%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	6.1%	10.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	16.1%
Other means	2.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthur County	Hooker County
1-unit, detached	89.6%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Arthur County	Hooker County
Poverty rate	9.6%	7.7%
Average household size	2.93	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1971	1959