Thurston County, Nebraska

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Thurston County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (129th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Thurston County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,627	1,978,707	334,922,499	2766th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,177	$76,475	$80,734	1261st of 3,221
Median Age	29.2	37.2	38.9	3186th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.2%	34.6%	35.7%	1621st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$114,600	$238,600	$332,700	2772nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$699	$1,072	$1,413	2737th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.9%	10.6%	12.5%	1499th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.0%	3.0%	5.2%	129th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	16.8	25.8	n/a	2421st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.8%	8.0%	14.1%	2152nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	64.2	n/a	n/a	3053rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.0%	66.5%	65.2%	2975th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.3	19.2	26.4	2284th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.2%	11.0%	15.1%	3042nd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1431st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.8%	48.8%	46.9%	1897th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.1%	n/a	n/a	2622nd 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 Thurston County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thurston County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	36.2%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.7	41.3	61.4

Age in Thurston County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thurston County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	29.2	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	34.3%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.5%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.2%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.6%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Thurston County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thurston County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	1,990	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	40.2%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.2%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.3%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	44.4%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Thurston County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thurston County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,509	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.9%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.0%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.9%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.7%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.7%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Thurston County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thurston County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	2,290	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.9%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.2%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.1%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.0%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.2%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,682	$3,549	n/a

Education in Thurston County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thurston County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	6.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.4%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.3%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.5%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.7%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Thurston County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thurston County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.4%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	51.5%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Thurston County, Nebraska

Statistic	Thurston County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.5%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.2%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.4%	9.5%	16.7%

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