Demographics of Thayer County, Nebraska

Thayer County, Nebraska had 4,842 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −180 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Thayer County, in four figures

4,842
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.6%
Change since July 2020: −180 people.; 46.0 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,213 ±$5,166
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Thayer County, Nebraska's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Thayer County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Thayer County, Nebraska's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Thayer County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,022	100.0	100.0
2021	4,890	97.4	100.2
2022	4,864	96.9	100.7
2023	4,854	96.7	101.6
2024	4,874	97.1	102.5
2025	4,842	96.4	103.1

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Population of Thayer County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,022	−13	−6	0	−7
2021	4,890	−132	−51	+1	−80
2022	4,864	−26	−33	+1	+10
2023	4,854	−10	−18	+1	+8
2024	4,874	+20	−16	−1	+38
2025	4,842	−32	−18	−2	−12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.0 ±0.6: for men 45.6 ±0.8 and for women 46.5 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Thayer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	242 ±11	4.9% ±0.2	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	869 ±57	17.7% ±1.2	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	314 ±39	6.4% ±0.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	967 ±62	19.7% ±1.3	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,269 ±75	25.9% ±1.5	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,240 ±93	25.3% ±1.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,213 ±$5,166, and income per person $35,611 ±$1,925, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Thayer County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	347 ±68	16.6% ±3.2	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	403 ±64	19.3% ±3.0	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	410 ±61	19.6% ±2.8	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	280 ±65	13.4% ±3.1	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	406 ±67	19.5% ±3.1	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	127 ±32	6.1% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	114 ±31	5.5% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Thayer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	432 ±77	9.0% ±1.6	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	105 ±33	9.5% ±2.9	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	205 ±45	9.6% ±2.1	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	122 ±34	7.9% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Thayer County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Thayer County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	2,497 ±30	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±2.8	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±2.7	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.5% ±2.1	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.5% ±3.7	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$122,800 ±$11,443	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$766 ±$41	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±3	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Thayer County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	159 ±0	3.2% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,564 ±25	93.1% ±0.5	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.3%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	149 ±28	3.0% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Thayer County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	3,792 ±96	77.4% ±2.0	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,049 ±98	21.4% ±2.0	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 21	0.1% to 0.4%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19 to 77	0.4% to 1.6%	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 51	0% to 1.0%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7 to 39	0.1% to 0.8%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Thayer County among the counties of Nebraska

55th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Thayer County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cherry County	5,561	+1.9%
Fillmore County	5,458	−2.0%
Boone County	5,355	−0.1%
Polk County	5,270	+1.1%
Johnson County	5,218	−1.4%
Thayer County	4,842	−3.6%
Sheridan County	4,809	−5.7%
Furnas County	4,524	−2.2%
Morrill County	4,404	−3.3%
Nuckolls County	4,100	+0.2%
Valley County	4,094	+0.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026