Demographics of Thurston County, Nebraska

Thurston County, Nebraska had 6,752 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −7 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.

Thurston County, in four figures

6,752
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −7 people.; 29.2 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,177 ±$2,235
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.

Thurston County, Nebraska's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Thurston 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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Thurston County, Nebraska's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Thurston 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	6,759	100.0	100.0
2021	6,594	97.6	100.2
2022	6,486	96.0	100.7
2023	6,501	96.2	101.6
2024	6,609	97.8	102.5
2025	6,752	99.9	103.1

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Population of Thurston 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	6,759	−15	−4	0	−13
2021	6,594	−165	+7	+1	−165
2022	6,486	−108	+15	+9	−136
2023	6,501	+15	+31	+11	−26
2024	6,609	+108	+66	+14	+27
2025	6,752	+143	+75	+7	+61

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.2 ±0.5: for men 28.5 ±0.5 and for women 29.8 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Thurston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	624 ±21	9.4% ±0.3	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,649 ±90	24.9% ±1.4	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	693 ±92	10.5% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,527 ±72	23.0% ±1.1	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,300 ±72	19.6% ±1.1	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	834 ±72	12.6% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,177 ±$2,235, and income per person $27,509 ±$1,781, 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 Thurston County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	316 ±58	15.9% ±2.9	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	417 ±69	21.0% ±3.4	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	365 ±51	18.3% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	280 ±53	14.1% ±2.6	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	389 ±67	19.5% ±3.3	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	123 ±29	6.2% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	100 ±29	5.0% ±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 Thurston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	895 ±187	13.9% ±2.9	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	402 ±96	18.4% ±4.2	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	396 ±90	12.7% ±2.8	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	97 ±26	8.6% ±2.3	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Thurston County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Thurston County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	2,290 ±23	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.9% ±1.6	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.1% ±1.6	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.0% ±3.5	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.0% ±3.5	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$114,600 ±$11,639	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$699 ±$45	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±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 Thurston County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	322 ±0	4.9% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,397 ±30	36.2% ±0.5	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1 to 35	< 0.1% to 0.5%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	93 ±15	1.4% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,557 ±65	53.7% ±1.0	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	233 ±68	3.5% ±1.0	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 Thurston County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	3,081 ±126	46.5% ±1.9	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,395 ±125	51.2% ±1.9	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 52	0.2% to 0.8%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	118 ±24	1.8% ±0.4	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	73 ±22	1.1% ±0.3	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20 to 70	0.3% to 1.1%	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%.

Thurston County among the counties of Nebraska

43rd of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Thurston County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Richardson County	7,530	−4.2%
Pierce County	7,378	+0.5%
Nemaha County	7,102	+0.2%
Jefferson County	7,070	−2.6%
Kearney County	6,790	+1.5%
Thurston County	6,752	−0.1%
Burt County	6,678	−0.6%
Howard County	6,538	+0.8%
Antelope County	6,352	+1.0%
Clay County	6,170	+1.1%
Stanton County	5,744	−1.4%

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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