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Thayer County, Nebraska

Thayer County had 4,870 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 573.8 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 51st by land area.

Population
4,870
#56 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,829 in US
Area
573.8 sq mi
#51 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,741 in US
Density
8.5 / sq mi
#46 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,627 in US
Median household income
$63,574
#52 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,506 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Thayer County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Thayer County population, land area and income

Thayer County had 4,870 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 573.8 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 51st by land area. That works out to 8.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents; Thayer County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,574 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,870

3144th1st

2829th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

574 sq mi

3144th1st

1741st of 3,144 (US)

Density

8.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2627th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,574

3143rd1st

1506th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

4,870

93rd1st

56th of 93 (NE)

Land area

574 sq mi

93rd1st

51st of 93 (NE)

Density

8.5 / sq mi

93rd1st

46th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$63,574

93rd1st

52nd of 93 (NE)

How Thayer County's population changed since 2020

Thayer County lost 154 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.1%. That ranks 76th of 93 in Nebraska for growth. The median Nebraska county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +2.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Thayer County recorded 209 births and 345 deaths, a natural change of -136. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -25. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 136 people.

5,02420204,89220214,86620224,85520234,8702024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
209
Deaths
345
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
-25
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+15

Where Thayer County is

The Census internal point of Thayer County is at 40.173400, -97.596300. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Thayer County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

York County: +1.9%Boone County: -0.1%Grant County: -7.0%Saline County: +0.2%Adams County: +0.1%Clay County: -0.1%Logan County: -3.3%Hamilton County: +1.7%Thomas County: -5.9%Lancaster County: +3.0%Sherman County: -0.1%Lincoln County: -3.5%Stanton County: -1.1%Dawes County: -1.9%Madison County: +0.1%Perkins County: -2.9%Arthur County: -2.1%Deuel County: +3.2%Banner County: -1.9%Dundy County: -4.2%Garfield County: -5.4%Wheeler County: +4.3%Seward County: +0.9%Johnson County: -1.4%Wayne County: +1.7%Hayes County: -0.4%Gosper County: -4.6%Blaine County: +6.1%Valley County: -0.6%Keith County: -2.1%Antelope County: +1.3%Hooker County: -1.3%Hitchcock County: -6.1%Box Butte County: -1.1%Morrill County: -1.6%Chase County: -3.2%Howard County: +1.3%Holt County: +0.1%Phelps County: +0.7%Cuming County: -0.7%Jefferson County: -1.7%Garden County: -4.5%Dodge County: +2.1%Buffalo County: +1.9%Butler County: +1.0%Fillmore County: -1.0%Boyd County: -5.7%Nuckolls County: +0.1%Loup County: -3.8%Sioux County: -3.7%Thayer County: -3.1%Cheyenne County: +1.2%Rock County: -1.9%Nance County: -3.9%Greeley County: +0.8%Hall County: +0.1%Brown County: -0.9%Dakota County: -1.0%Kearney County: +0.9%Webster County: -1.9%Nemaha County: -0.6%Franklin County: -2.5%Furnas County: -3.5%Sarpy County: +7.1%Platte County: +3.5%Kimball County: -3.0%Polk County: +1.0%Dixon County: -1.1%Knox County: -1.0%Thurston County: -1.8%Douglas County: +2.7%Scotts Bluff County: -0.9%Pierce County: -0.1%Burt County: +0.0%Merrick County: +2.3%Sheridan County: -3.5%Washington County: +1.6%Frontier County: +1.3%Colfax County: +2.6%Cass County: +3.3%Pawnee County: -0.8%Richardson County: -2.5%Cedar County: -1.3%Gage County: +0.2%Dawson County: +2.0%Keya Paha County: +7.8%Cherry County: +1.9%McPherson County: -5.1%Otoe County: +4.3%Red Willow County: -2.6%Custer County: -0.0%Harlan County: -1.2%Saunders County: +4.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.0%
  2. < -1.1%
  3. < +0.1%
  4. < +1.7%
  5. ≥ +1.7%
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Orange pin: Thayer County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.173400, -97.596300
DMS
40°10'24.24"N 97°35'46.68"W
UTM
14N 619517.8E 4447947.8N
Geohash
9z4se1ke1
Plus code
86G45CF3+9F

Towns in Thayer County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Thayer County, 1,397 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Thayer County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hebron with 1,397.

  1. 01Hebron1,397
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Thayer County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Thayer County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Saline County, NE, with 14,740 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 64.3 miles NE of Thayer County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 65.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Beatrice, NE (population 12,290), 45.4 miles away.

Thayer County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Thayer County is 31169: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 169. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,574.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Thayer County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,870. That is down 154 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,024.

What is the FIPS code of Thayer County?

31169. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (169) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Thayer County?

Hebron, with 1,397 residents inside Thayer County in 2024.

Which counties border Thayer County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saline County, NE; Jefferson County, NE; Washington County, KS; Fillmore County, NE; Republic County, KS; Nuckolls County, NE.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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