Benedict vs Thayer

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

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

Benedict has the higher population (330 vs 49 in Thayer). Thayer has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $60,938 in Benedict). Since 2019, Benedict's population has grown faster (+9.6% vs -37.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Benedict	Thayer
Population	330	49
Median age	30.8 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$81,250
Median home value	$94,100	—
Median gross rent	$700	—
Housing units	133	18
Homeownership rate	71.2%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benedict	Thayer
Population	301 → 330 (+9.6%)	78 → 49 (-37.2%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $60,938 (+26.6%)	$38,750 → $81,250 (+109.7%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $94,100 (+17.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$770 → $700 (-9.1%)	—

Benedict

Population

301330

Median household income

$48,125$60,938

Median home value

$80,000$94,100

Median gross rent

$770$700

Thayer

Population

7849

Median household income

$38,750$81,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benedict	Thayer
Under 5	17.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	30.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	4.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	14.3%
45 to 54	7.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	8.5%	20.4%
65 to 74	3.6%	20.4%
75 and over	8.2%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benedict	Thayer
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benedict	Thayer
No high school diploma	15.8%	14.7%
High school graduate	26.8%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	48.4%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benedict	Thayer
Drove alone	65.8%	91.3%
Carpooled	8.7%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benedict	Thayer
1-unit, detached	75.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benedict	Thayer
Poverty rate	16.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.97	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	29	16
Median year structure built	1959	1938