Loup County vs Thomas County

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

Loup 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 564 in Loup County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($72,708 vs $60,156 in Loup County). Loup County has the higher median home value ($120,700 vs $113,000 in Thomas County).

Population, income & housing

	Loup County	Thomas County
Population	564	626
Median age	47.1 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,156	$72,708
Median home value	$120,700	$113,000
Median gross rent	$650	$685
Housing units	429	367
Homeownership rate	66.3%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loup County	Thomas County
Population	605 → 564 (-6.8%)	645 → 626 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$51,000 → $60,156 (+18.0%)	$59,432 → $72,708 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $120,700 (+7.3%)	$119,300 → $113,000 (-5.3%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $650 (+22.0%)	$578 → $685 (+18.5%)

Loup County

Population

605564

Median household income

$51,000$60,156

Median home value

$112,500$120,700

Median gross rent

$533$650

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)

	Loup County	Thomas County
Under 5	4.4%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	2.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	23.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	13.7%	6.9%
55 to 64	11.7%	10.2%
65 to 74	20.0%	24.8%
75 and over	6.9%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loup County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	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	3.5%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loup County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	33.3%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loup County	Thomas County
Drove alone	76.9%	66.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.9%	15.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loup County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	82.8%	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	17.2%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Loup County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	8.2%	4.8%
Average household size	2.27	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1980	1957