Thomas County, Nebraska

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Thomas County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (98th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Thomas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	564	1,978,707	334,922,499	3213th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,000	$76,475	$80,734	1634th of 3,221
Median Age	53.3	37.2	38.9	98th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.7%	34.6%	35.7%	857th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$109,200	$238,600	$332,700	2862nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$638	$1,072	$1,413	2977th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.9%	10.6%	12.5%	2669th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	3.0%	5.2%	2916th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.8	25.8	n/a	3175th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.0%	8.0%	14.1%	1546th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	68.1%	66.5%	65.2%	2480th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.5	19.2	26.4	2781st of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.7%	11.0%	15.1%	848th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2383rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.6%	48.8%	46.9%	326th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.6%	n/a	n/a	749th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Thomas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thomas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.0%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.0	41.3	61.4

Age in Thomas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thomas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	53.3	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	11.2%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.5%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	20.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.4%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	16.3%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	39.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Thomas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thomas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	304	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.2%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	11.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	5.6%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.9%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	15.4%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Thomas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thomas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,067	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.8%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	23.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.7%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.9%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.3%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.3%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Thomas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thomas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	357	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	89.9%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.8%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.8%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,961.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.9%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	13.4%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,364	$3,549	n/a

Education in Thomas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thomas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	8.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.9%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.3%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.7%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Thomas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thomas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.8%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	14.4%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.5%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.6%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Thomas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thomas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.1%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.0%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.5%	9.5%	16.7%

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