Thayer County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Thayer County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,901	1,978,707	334,922,499	2906th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,213	$76,475	$80,734	1508th of 3,221
Median Age	46.0	37.2	38.9	601st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.8%	34.6%	35.7%	1398th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$122,800	$238,600	$332,700	2611th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$766	$1,072	$1,413	2366th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.0%	10.6%	12.5%	2650th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	3.0%	5.2%	2947th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8.5	25.8	n/a	2703rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	8.0%	14.1%	2737th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.8	n/a	n/a	837th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.5%	66.5%	65.2%	1049th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.4	19.2	26.4	2984th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.2%	11.0%	15.1%	2624th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.3%	n/a	n/a	2097th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.6%	48.8%	46.9%	628th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.1%	n/a	n/a	1644th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Thayer County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thayer County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.1	41.3	61.4

Age in Thayer County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thayer County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	46.0	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Thayer County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thayer County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	2,087	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.4%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.3%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.8%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	21.4%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Thayer County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thayer County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,611	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.6%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.6%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.0%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.4%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.2%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Thayer County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thayer County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	2,497	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	94.2%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.5%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.6%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,259	$3,549	n/a

Education in Thayer County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thayer County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	5.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.4%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.7%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.3%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.5%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Thayer County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thayer County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.3%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.7%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.0%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Thayer County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thayer County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.4%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	9.5%	16.7%

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