Nemaha County vs Thurston County

A side-by-side comparison of Nemaha County and Thurston County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nemaha County has the higher population (7,035 vs 6,666 in Thurston County). Thurston County has the higher median household income ($64,838 vs $60,132 in Nemaha County). Nemaha County has the higher median home value ($125,100 vs $105,100 in Thurston County).

Population, income & housing

	Nemaha County	Thurston County
Population	7,035	6,666
Median age	39.0 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,132	$64,838
Median home value	$125,100	$105,100
Median gross rent	$727	$698
Housing units	3,317	2,290
Homeownership rate	70.6%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nemaha County	Thurston County
Population	6,973 → 7,035 (+0.9%)	7,181 → 6,666 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$51,828 → $60,132 (+16.0%)	$51,034 → $64,838 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $125,100 (+17.7%)	$79,800 → $105,100 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $727 (+29.1%)	$611 → $698 (+14.2%)

Nemaha County

Population

6,9737,035

Median household income

$51,828$60,132

Median home value

$106,300$125,100

Median gross rent

$563$727

Thurston County

Population

7,1816,666

Median household income

$51,034$64,838

Median home value

$79,800$105,100

Median gross rent

$611$698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nemaha County	Thurston County
Under 5	5.7%	9.2%
5 to 17	16.4%	25.2%
18 to 24	12.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.7%
65 to 74	12.2%	7.5%
75 and over	8.4%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nemaha County	Thurston County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	36.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	54.8%
Asian	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nemaha County	Thurston County
No high school diploma	10.6%	7.6%
High school graduate	30.6%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nemaha County	Thurston County
Drove alone	82.8%	78.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	5.2%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	5.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nemaha County	Thurston County
1-unit, detached	78.4%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	7.4%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Nemaha County	Thurston County
Poverty rate	13.0%	18.0%
Average household size	2.32	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1955	1971