South Mound vs Thayer

A side-by-side comparison of South Mound and Thayer: population, income, housing, and more.

South Mound and Thayer are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thayer has the higher population (454 vs 17 in South Mound). Since 2019, Thayer's population has grown faster (+16.1% vs -37.0%).

Population, income & housing

	South Mound	Thayer
Population	17	454
Median age	—	37.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,729
Median home value	—	$63,300
Median gross rent	—	$779
Housing units	9	204
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Mound	Thayer
Population	27 → 17 (-37.0%)	391 → 454 (+16.1%)
Median household income	—	$45,625 → $50,729 (+11.2%)
Median home value	—	$67,100 → $63,300 (-5.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$584 → $779 (+33.4%)

South Mound

Population

2717

Thayer

Population

391454

Median household income

$45,625$50,729

Median home value

$67,100$63,300

Median gross rent

$584$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Mound	Thayer
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	21.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	4.8%
55 to 64	100.0%	7.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	7.7%
75 and over	0.0%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Mound	Thayer
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	67.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Mound	Thayer
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	52.9%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Mound	Thayer
Drove alone	100.0%	76.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Mound	Thayer
1-unit, detached	100.0%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	South Mound	Thayer
Poverty rate	0.0%	28.6%
Average household size	1.89	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	—	1977