Morrill County vs Thayer County

A side-by-side comparison of Morrill County and Thayer County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Thayer County has the higher population (4,938 vs 4,544 in Morrill County). Thayer County has the higher median household income ($63,095 vs $59,773 in Morrill County). Morrill County has the higher median home value ($112,000 vs $106,200 in Thayer County).

Population, income & housing

	Morrill County	Thayer County
Population	4,544	4,938
Median age	41.3 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,773	$63,095
Median home value	$112,000	$106,200
Median gross rent	$744	$738
Housing units	2,276	2,518
Homeownership rate	78.0%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morrill County	Thayer County
Population	4,781 → 4,544 (-5.0%)	5,057 → 4,938 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$46,194 → $59,773 (+29.4%)	$51,821 → $63,095 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$95,600 → $112,000 (+17.2%)	$71,400 → $106,200 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $744 (+5.2%)	$591 → $738 (+24.9%)

Morrill County

Population

4,7814,544

Median household income

$46,194$59,773

Median home value

$95,600$112,000

Median gross rent

$707$744

Thayer County

Population

5,0574,938

Median household income

$51,821$63,095

Median home value

$71,400$106,200

Median gross rent

$591$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morrill County	Thayer County
Under 5	6.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	9.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.5%	14.1%
75 and over	9.9%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morrill County	Thayer County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morrill County	Thayer County
No high school diploma	9.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	32.9%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morrill County	Thayer County
Drove alone	79.3%	82.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morrill County	Thayer County
1-unit, detached	87.2%	93.1%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Morrill County	Thayer County
Poverty rate	12.4%	9.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1958	1952