Thurston vs Winnebago

A side-by-side comparison of Thurston and Winnebago: population, income, housing, and more.

Thurston and Winnebago are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Winnebago has the higher population (852 vs 118 in Thurston). Thurston has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $39,044 in Winnebago). Thurston has the higher median home value ($108,600 vs $60,400 in Winnebago).

Population, income & housing

	Thurston	Winnebago
Population	118	852
Median age	35.5 yrs	25.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$39,044
Median home value	$108,600	$60,400
Median gross rent	$665	$572
Housing units	63	315
Homeownership rate	83.9%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thurston	Winnebago
Population	125 → 118 (-5.6%)	759 → 852 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$50,833 → $71,250 (+40.2%)	$26,250 → $39,044 (+48.7%)
Median home value	$67,500 → $108,600 (+60.9%)	$30,900 → $60,400 (+95.5%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $665 (-1.5%)	$507 → $572 (+12.8%)

Thurston

Population

125118

Median household income

$50,833$71,250

Median home value

$67,500$108,600

Median gross rent

$675$665

Winnebago

Population

759852

Median household income

$26,250$39,044

Median home value

$30,900$60,400

Median gross rent

$507$572

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Thurston	Winnebago
Under 5	5.9%	8.3%
5 to 17	11.0%	31.5%
18 to 24	2.5%	9.9%
25 to 34	29.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	6.8%	5.5%
45 to 54	5.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.2%
65 to 74	16.1%	4.7%
75 and over	10.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thurston	Winnebago
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	2.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	85.2%
Asian	0.0%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thurston	Winnebago
No high school diploma	6.3%	11.2%
High school graduate	46.3%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thurston	Winnebago
Drove alone	94.4%	71.8%
Carpooled	1.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	1.4%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thurston	Winnebago
1-unit, detached	93.7%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Thurston	Winnebago
Poverty rate	2.5%	30.8%
Average household size	2.11	3.55
Mean commute (minutes)	14	19
Median year structure built	1956	1977