2022 population: 4,885 ( 343 from 2010 , 147 from 2020)
Land area: 573.8 square miles
Population density: 8.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,594	94.04%	9.5%
Black:	31	0.63%	210.0%
Indian:	18	0.37%	125.0%
Asian:	14	0.29%	6.7%
2+ races:	68	1.39%	61.9%
Hispanic:	160	3.28%	110.5%

Total non-White:	291	5.96%	92.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	101	10.0
Deaths:	167	16.6
Net Migration:	-79	-7.8
Net Immigration:	2	0.2

Change in White population:	-483	-9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	140	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,228
5,077	97.11%
10	0.19%
8	0.15%
15	0.29%
42	0.80%
76	1.45%
151	2.89%

2000
6,055
5,942	98.13%
1	0.02%
15	0.25%
7	0.12%
29	0.48%
61	1.01%
113	1.87%

1990
6,635
6,526	98.36%
2	0.03%
23	0.35%
13	0.20%
n/a
71	1.07%
109	1.64%

1980
7,582
7,474	98.58%
0	0.00%
37	0.49%
13	0.17%
n/a
58	0.76%
108	1.42%

1970
7,779
7,754	99.68%
7	0.09%
12	0.15%
3	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
25	0.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
499	8.2
780	12.9
-746	-12.3
6	0.1

-865	-14.3
38	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
636	9.6
1,009	15.2
-118	-1.8
7	0.1

-584	-8.8
4	0.1

Number	Rate
1980's
921	12.1
1,049	13.8
-871	-11.5
n/a

-948	-12.5
1	0.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-177	-2.3
n/a

-280	-3.6
83	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Thayer County, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.9
1,162	23.8%
3,723	76.2%
1,265	25.9%

2,056
2.37

1,325	64.4%
1,072	80.9%
100	7.5%
731	35.6%

2010
Number	Percent
49.2
1,117	21.4%
4,111	78.6%
1,347	25.8%

2,296
2.21

1,469	64.0%
1,302	88.6%
63	4.3%
827	36.0%

2000
Number	Percent
44.2
1,451	24.0%
4,604	76.0%
1,492	24.6%

2,556
2.30

1,720	67.3%
1,527	88.8%
95	5.5%
836	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
42.0
1,647	24.8%
4,988	75.2%
1,728	26.0%

2,712
2.36

1,926	71.0%
1,731	89.9%
52	2.7%
786	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
39.0
1,937	25.5%
5,645	74.5%
1,665	22.0%

2,987
2.46

2,207	73.9%
2,034	92.2%
74	3.4%
780	26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Thayer County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	115	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	56	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	65	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	185	9.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	45	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	125	6.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	65	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	45	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	96	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	226	11.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	213	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	327	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	220	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	101	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	82	4.0%
$200,000 or more	90	4.4%

Median Household Income	60,305
Per Capita Income	32,028

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	86
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	79	3.8%
Public Assistance	65	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	216	10.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,080	77.7%
Unemployed	75	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,155	80.5%
Not in Labor Force	523	19.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	782	684	53.3%
Non-Profit	43	139	23.6%
Self-Employed	344	115	74.9%

Local Government	75	158	32.2%
State Government	27	43	38.6%
Federal Government	9	10	47.4%

Total Private + Self	1,126	799	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	154	350	30.6%
Total	1,280	1,149	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	430	17.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	380	15.6%
Professional, Technical	387	15.9%
Service Occupations	372	15.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	237	9.7%
All others	870	35.7%

White Collar		49.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	526	21.6%
Health care and social assistance	354	14.5%
Manufacturing	293	12.0%
Retail trade	252	10.3%
Educational services	203	8.3%
Construction	167	6.8%
Other services	107	4.4%
Finance and insurance	104	4.3%
Public administration	84	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	67	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	65	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	60	2.5%
Wholesale trade	46	1.9%
Utilities	29	1.2%
Information	22	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.5%
Management	6	0.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	121	2.42%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	27	0.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,604	97.4%
Spanish	67	1.4%
German, other Germanic	36	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	12	0.3%
Other Asian	4	0.1%
Other	3	0.1%
Other Indo-European	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,612	52.2%
English	461	9.2%
Irish	404	8.1%
Czech	251	5.0%
American	148	3.0%
Dutch	121	2.4%
Swedish	121	2.4%
Danish	109	2.2%
French	92	1.8%
Norwegian	82	1.6%
Polish	51	1.0%
Yugoslavian	36	0.7%
Scottish	34	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	30	0.6%
Italian	27	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,997	99.8%
Not a citizen	9	0.2%

Native	4,985	99.6%
Foreign-born	21	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
77	2.2%	153	4.4%	1,170	33.3%	1,323	37.6%	554	15.8%	237	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	77	2.2%
9-12 Years	153	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,170	33.3%
Some College	1,323	37.6%
Bach. Degree	554	15.8%
Grad Degree	237	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,164	3,132	32	1.0%	2.4%
1991	3,220	3,173	47	1.5%	2.7%
1992	3,204	3,139	65	2.0%	2.8%
1993	3,214	3,147	67	2.1%	2.8%
1994	3,261	3,211	50	1.5%	2.6%
1995	3,328	3,260	68	2.0%	2.6%
1996	3,274	3,210	64	2.0%	2.7%
1997	3,207	3,150	57	1.8%	2.4%
1998	3,246	3,186	60	1.8%	2.5%
1999	3,328	3,260	68	2.0%	2.7%

2000	3,140	3,061	79	2.5%	2.8%
2001	3,021	2,922	99	3.3%	3.1%
2002	2,970	2,868	102	3.4%	3.7%
2003	3,023	2,929	94	3.1%	3.9%
2004	3,050	2,953	97	3.2%	3.9%
2005	2,984	2,894	90	3.0%	3.8%
2006	2,904	2,832	72	2.5%	3.0%
2007	2,865	2,790	75	2.6%	2.9%
2008	2,814	2,725	89	3.2%	3.2%
2009	2,789	2,670	119	4.3%	4.7%

2010	2,799	2,691	108	3.9%	4.7%
2011	2,927	2,831	96	3.3%	4.4%
2012	3,003	2,913	90	3.0%	3.9%
2013	3,048	2,965	83	2.7%	3.7%
2014	3,034	2,957	77	2.5%	3.3%
2015	2,978	2,908	70	2.4%	3.0%
2016	2,919	2,848	71	2.4%	3.1%
2017	2,869	2,805	64	2.2%	2.9%
2018	2,863	2,798	65	2.3%	2.9%
2019	2,792	2,721	71	2.5%	3.0%

2020	2,781	2,705	76	2.7%	4.2%
2021	2,712	2,663	49	1.8%	2.7%
2022	2,727	2,675	52	1.9%	2.3%
2023	2,690	2,641	49	1.8%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,520
Median Value	$91,600

Occupied	2,056	81.6%
Vacant	464	18.4%

Owned	1,592	77.4%
Rented	464	22.6%
Median Rent	$719

Single-Family Units	2,371	94.1%
Detached	2,336	92.7%
Attached	35	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	89	3.5%
Mobile Homes	26	1.0%

Thayer County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Thayer County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Thayer County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Thayer County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Thayer County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Thayer County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Thayer County, NE