Grant County vs Thomas County

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

Grant 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.

Grant County has the higher population (695 vs 626 in Thomas County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($72,708 vs $69,063 in Grant County). Grant County has the higher median home value ($113,900 vs $113,000 in Thomas County).

Population, income & housing

	Grant County	Thomas County
Population	695	626
Median age	37.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,063	$72,708
Median home value	$113,900	$113,000
Median gross rent	$883	$685
Housing units	418	367
Homeownership rate	68.5%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grant County	Thomas County
Population	722 → 695 (-3.7%)	645 → 626 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$46,500 → $69,063 (+48.5%)	$59,432 → $72,708 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$58,300 → $113,900 (+95.4%)	$119,300 → $113,000 (-5.3%)
Median gross rent	$425 → $883 (+107.8%)	$578 → $685 (+18.5%)

Grant County

Population

722695

Median household income

$46,500$69,063

Median home value

$58,300$113,900

Median gross rent

$425$883

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)

	Grant County	Thomas County
Under 5	7.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	2.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	23.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	6.9%
45 to 54	7.6%	6.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	24.8%
75 and over	6.6%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grant County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grant County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	7.4%	6.9%
High school graduate	24.4%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grant County	Thomas County
Drove alone	68.1%	66.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	15.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.4%	11.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grant County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	89.5%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Grant County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	10.8%	4.8%
Average household size	2.29	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1961	1957