Overview
480
Total Population
41.3
Median age
61.67%
Female population %
62.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
40-44 years
Largest age group
82.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
58
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Thayer's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Thayer is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Thayer's population under 18 was 25.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Thayer's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Thayer, 22.08% were under the age of 15, 20.42% aged 15 to 29, 34.38% aged 30 to 64, 20.83% aged 65 to 84, and 2.29% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 112 more females than males in Thayer:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.67% females and 38.33% males in Thayer, KS.
- The Thayer, KS gender ratio is 62.2:100 i.e. 62.2 men to 100 women (0.622).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 29.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 49.
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Race / Ethnicity
Thayer's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Thayer population: 77.50% are White, 0.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.67% are Asian and 20.21% are multiracial.
- Thayer's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 422 (87.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Thayer is White with a population of 372 (77.50% of the total population).
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Year by year
Thayer's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 509 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Thayer's population decreased by 17 (3.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Thayer's population decreased by 55 (11.18%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 430.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)