What is the population of Thayer County, Nebraska?

The population of Thayer County, Nebraska is 4,790, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Thayer County, Nebraska?

The median household income in Thayer County, Nebraska is $65,279, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Thayer County, Nebraska is $25,500, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Thayer County, Nebraska is 3.0%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Thayer County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Population	4,790	1,957,609	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	8.3	25.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.63%	0.63%	0.57%
Median age	46.5	38.3	37.1
Households	2,082	786,867	128,459,983

Year	Thayer County

Group	Share

Thayer County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Thayer County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$65,279	$74,987	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.15%	4.57%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.0%	5.2%

Metric	Thayer County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$25,500	$167,658	$242,182
Median rent	$737	$1,035	$1,342
Homeownership rate	75.6%	66.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Thayer County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	11.5	16.9	22.5
Work from home	6.4%	10.0%	13.4%

Thayer County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Thayer County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	30.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.43	2.54

Thayer County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Thayer County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.8	79.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	13.2%	12.9%	16.3%
Smokers	15.7%	16.6%	19.0%