---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Thayer County, NE"
classification: county
fips: "31169"
state: "NE"
demographics:
  population: 4901
  population_under_18: 1111
  population_18_64: 2550
  population_65_plus: 1240
  median_household_income: 66213
  poverty_rate: 9.01
  homeownership_rate: 77.53
  unemployment_rate: 1.99
  median_home_value: 122800
  gini_index: 0.4156
  vacancy_rate: 16.42
  race_white: 4617
  race_black: 3
  race_asian: 4
  race_native: 20
  hispanic: 159
  bachelors_plus: 1089
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ne/districts/03"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ne]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Thayer County, NE

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 4901 |
| Under 18 | 1111 |
| 18–64 | 2550 |
| 65+ | 1240 |
| Median household income | 66213 |
| Poverty rate | 9.01 |
| Homeownership rate | 77.53 |
| Unemployment rate | 1.99 |
| Median home value | 122800 |
| Gini index | 0.4156 |
| Vacancy rate | 16.42 |
| White | 4617 |
| Black | 3 |
| Asian | 4 |
| Native | 20 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 159 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 1089 |

## Districts

- [NE-03](/us/states/ne/districts/03.md) — 100% (congressional)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries