Arthur County vs. McPherson County

	Arthur County (NE)	McPherson County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	465	492
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.1%	-8.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	460	539
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	460	539
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	3.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.8%	18.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.9%	24.2%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	49.0%
White alone, percent	97.2%	98.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.2%	97.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	21	37
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	0.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	254	282
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.9%	68.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$104,600	$119,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,500	$1,083
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$425	$315
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$525	$714
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	0.4%	3.2%
Households, 2014-2018	193	203
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.17	2.23
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.4%	95.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	0.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.9%	79.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.5%	59.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.3%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.9%	24.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.1%	3.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.0%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.5%	61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.5%	52.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.3	28.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,854	$48,882
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,514	$26,384
Persons in poverty, percent	12.9%	11.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13	7
Total employment, 2017	62	24
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,007	504
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-8.8%	9.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	54	49
All firms, 2012	65	45
Men-owned firms, 2012	54	39
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	57	44
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	0.6	0.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	715.36	858.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Arthur county (NE) and McPherson county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.