Thayer County, NE Population

Overview

5,053

Total Population

46.2

Median age

50.19%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

82.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

145

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Thayer County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Thayer County is 46.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thayer County's population under 18 was 23.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thayer County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thayer County, 19.97% were under the age of 15, 15.00% aged 15 to 29, 39.82% aged 30 to 64, 20.62% aged 65 to 84, and 4.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 19 more females than males in Thayer County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.19% females and 49.81% males in Thayer County, NE.
The Thayer County, NE gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 227.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 204.

Thayer County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thayer County population: 95.01% are White, 0.24% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.02% are Asian, 0.26% are some other race and 4.35% are multiracial.
Thayer County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 145 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,908 (97.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thayer County is White with a population of 4,801 (95.01% of the total population).

Thayer County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,026 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Thayer County's population decreased by 792 (13.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thayer County's population decreased by 215 (4.11%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Thayer County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,885.