Thurston County, NE Demographic Data
Thurston County, NE Summary
Thurston County is located in Nebraska
- Population: 6,926
- Area: 396.08 sq. miles
- Land Area: 393.58 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.49 sq. miles
- Population Density: 17.48 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,373.69 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Thurston County, NE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,532
51%
50.8
Male
3,457
50%
49.2
Total Population
6,989
323,128,000
Thurston County, NE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
672
9.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
741
10.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
702
10.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
592
8.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
483
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
805
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
646
9.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
762
10.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
369
5.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
370
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
446
6.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
243
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
158
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,498
64.4%
77.2
Female
2,321
51.6%
51.3
Male
2,177
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,175
59.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,068
15.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
847
12.1%
15.2
Female
479
56.6%
55.8
Male
368
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
28
0.0%
0.0
Thurston County, NE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,869
98.3%
96.8
White
2,807
40.2%
72.6
Black or African American
10
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,981
57.0%
0.8
Asian
36
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
1
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
1
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
1
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
27
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
35
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
120
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
327
4.7%
17.8
Mexican
264
3.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
7
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
49
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,662
95.3%
82.2
Thurston County, NE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
151
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
358
9.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,264
33.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,048
27.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
375
9.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
405
10.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
198
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
509
13.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,290
86.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
603
15.9%
31.2
Thurston County, NE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,919
39.4%
33.7%
Now Married
2,007
41.2%
47.5
Divorced
511
10.5%
11.0%
Separated
111
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
326
6.7
5.8%
Thurston County, NE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,946
94.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
371
5.9%
21.6%
Spanish
173
2.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
16
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
12
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
170
2.7%
1.1%
Thurston County, NE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
210
10.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
149
7.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
288
13.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
215
10.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
338
16.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
394
18.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
189
9.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
191
9.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
65
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
57
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
42,979
57,617
Per capita income
19,100
31,128
Thurston County, NE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
224
9.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
217
8.7%
9.8
Construction
137
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
732
29.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
108
4.3%
6.6
Information
21
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
243
9.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
89
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
103
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
256
10.3%
4.6
Retail trade
212
8.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
99
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
47
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
304
12.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
924
37.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
328
13.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
484
19.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
448
18.0%
18.1%
Thurston County, NE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,425
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,832
75.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
239
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
47
1.9%
5.1
Walked
154
6.4%
2.7
Other means
48
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
105
4.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.8
26.6
Thurston County, NE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
201
9.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
704
33.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
703
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
488
23.3%
21.0
Thurston County, NE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,096
87.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,271
60.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
825
39.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
312
13.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.7
0.0%
2.5
Thurston County, NE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,408
1 room
19
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
55
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
158
6.6%
9.1
4 rooms
368
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
539
22.4%
19.8
6 rooms
470
19.5%
17.8
7 rooms
290
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
200
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
309
12.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Thurston County, NE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,408
1-unit, detached
1,905
79.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
15
0.6%
5.9
2-units
77
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
82
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
71
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
96
4.0%
4.4
20 or more units
6
0.2%
9.0
Mobile home
156
6.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Thurston County, NE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
515
21.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
134
5.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
161
6.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
218
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
470
19.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
336
14.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
333
13.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
218
9.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
20
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
3
0.1%
1.4%
Thurston County, NE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
855
40.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
548
26.1%
4.7
Electricity
595
28.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
4
0.2%
0.1
Wood
40
1.9%
1.9
Solar energy
5
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
29
1.4%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.4%
1.1
Thurston County, NE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
473
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
7
1.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
2.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
20
4.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
61
12.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
135
28.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
237
50.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
289
61.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
46
9.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
44
9.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
3.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
77
16.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Thurston County, NE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
754
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
0.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
28
3.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
334
44.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
390
51.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
71
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
549
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
212
28.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
87
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
70
9.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
78
10.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
68
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
225
30.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
85
0.0%
0.0%
Thurston County, NE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,271
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
428
33.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
369
29.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
188
14.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
126
9.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
95
7.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
46
3.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
11
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
75,600
205,000
