Arthur County vs Thomas County

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

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

Thomas County has the higher population (626 vs 540 in Arthur County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($72,708 vs $67,500 in Arthur County). Arthur County has the higher median home value ($188,800 vs $113,000 in Thomas County).

Population, income & housing

	Arthur County	Thomas County
Population	540	626
Median age	40.5 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$72,708
Median home value	$188,800	$113,000
Median gross rent	$850	$685
Housing units	230	367
Homeownership rate	74.5%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthur County	Thomas County
Population	427 → 540 (+26.5%)	645 → 626 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$42,813 → $67,500 (+57.7%)	$59,432 → $72,708 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $188,800 (+69.6%)	$119,300 → $113,000 (-5.3%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $850 (+41.7%)	$578 → $685 (+18.5%)

Arthur County

Population

427540

Median household income

$42,813$67,500

Median home value

$111,300$188,800

Median gross rent

$600$850

Thomas County

Population

645626

Median household income

$59,432$72,708

Median home value

$119,300$113,000

Median gross rent

$578$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthur County	Thomas County
Under 5	6.3%	3.0%
5 to 17	28.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	3.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	23.6%
35 to 44	7.2%	6.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	6.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	10.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	24.8%
75 and over	12.4%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthur County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthur County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	2.1%	6.9%
High school graduate	21.1%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthur County	Thomas County
Drove alone	67.5%	66.2%
Carpooled	15.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	15.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	11.7%
Other means	2.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthur County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	89.6%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Arthur County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	9.6%	4.8%
Average household size	2.93	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1971	1957