McPherson County vs Thomas County

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

McPherson 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 463 in McPherson County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($72,708 vs $61,316 in McPherson County). McPherson County has the higher median home value ($124,200 vs $113,000 in Thomas County).

Population, income & housing

	McPherson County	Thomas County
Population	463	626
Median age	46.6 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,316	$72,708
Median home value	$124,200	$113,000
Median gross rent	$653	$685
Housing units	259	367
Homeownership rate	73.0%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McPherson County	Thomas County
Population	395 → 463 (+17.2%)	645 → 626 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $61,316 (+27.4%)	$59,432 → $72,708 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$102,700 → $124,200 (+20.9%)	$119,300 → $113,000 (-5.3%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $653 (+3.7%)	$578 → $685 (+18.5%)

McPherson County

Population

395463

Median household income

$48,125$61,316

Median home value

$102,700$124,200

Median gross rent

$630$653

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)

	McPherson County	Thomas County
Under 5	2.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	17.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	2.7%
25 to 34	6.3%	23.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	13.8%	6.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	13.4%	24.8%
75 and over	8.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McPherson County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	99.4%	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	0.6%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McPherson County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	3.6%	6.9%
High school graduate	22.9%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	49.1%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McPherson County	Thomas County
Drove alone	63.7%	66.2%
Carpooled	9.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.9%	15.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McPherson County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	95.4%	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	4.6%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	McPherson County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	7.1%	4.8%
Average household size	2.36	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1957	1957