Banner County vs Thomas County

A side-by-side comparison of Banner County and Thomas County: population, income, housing, and more.

Banner County and Thomas County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Banner County has the higher population (657 vs 626 in Thomas County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($72,708 vs $71,250 in Banner County). Banner County has the higher median home value ($166,300 vs $113,000 in Thomas County).

Population, income & housing

	Banner County	Thomas County
Population	657	626
Median age	56.6 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$72,708
Median home value	$166,300	$113,000
Median gross rent	$975	$685
Housing units	351	367
Homeownership rate	75.6%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Banner County	Thomas County
Population	722 → 657 (-9.0%)	645 → 626 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$51,750 → $71,250 (+37.7%)	$59,432 → $72,708 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$139,900 → $166,300 (+18.9%)	$119,300 → $113,000 (-5.3%)
Median gross rent	$444 → $975 (+119.6%)	$578 → $685 (+18.5%)

Banner County

Population

722657

Median household income

$51,750$71,250

Median home value

$139,900$166,300

Median gross rent

$444$975

Thomas County

Population

645626

Median household income

$59,432$72,708

Median home value

$119,300$113,000

Median gross rent

$578$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Banner County	Thomas County
Under 5	6.7%	3.0%
5 to 17	11.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	1.8%	2.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	23.6%
35 to 44	6.2%	6.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	6.9%
55 to 64	22.7%	10.2%
65 to 74	22.7%	24.8%
75 and over	6.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Banner County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Banner County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	9.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	19.5%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Banner County	Thomas County
Drove alone	71.8%	66.2%
Carpooled	10.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	15.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	11.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Banner County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	89.2%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Banner County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	9.4%	4.8%
Average household size	2.55	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1956	1957