Blaine County vs Thomas County

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

Blaine 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.

Thomas County has the higher population (626 vs 385 in Blaine County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($72,708 vs $61,250 in Blaine County). Thomas County has the higher median home value ($113,000 vs $102,100 in Blaine County).

Population, income & housing

	Blaine County	Thomas County
Population	385	626
Median age	56.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$72,708
Median home value	$102,100	$113,000
Median gross rent	$786	$685
Housing units	295	367
Homeownership rate	71.4%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blaine County	Thomas County
Population	477 → 385 (-19.3%)	645 → 626 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$51,094 → $61,250 (+19.9%)	$59,432 → $72,708 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$75,700 → $102,100 (+34.9%)	$119,300 → $113,000 (-5.3%)
Median gross rent	$567 → $786 (+38.6%)	$578 → $685 (+18.5%)

Blaine County

Population

477385

Median household income

$51,094$61,250

Median home value

$75,700$102,100

Median gross rent

$567$786

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)

	Blaine County	Thomas County
Under 5	5.7%	3.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	2.3%	2.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	23.6%
35 to 44	5.7%	6.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	6.9%
55 to 64	18.4%	10.2%
65 to 74	16.6%	24.8%
75 and over	17.4%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blaine County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
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	0.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blaine County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	4.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	38.9%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blaine County	Thomas County
Drove alone	55.1%	66.2%
Carpooled	4.4%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.0%	15.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	11.7%
Other means	2.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blaine County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	81.7%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Blaine County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	10.6%	4.8%
Average household size	2.01	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1959	1957