Sheridan County vs Thayer County

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

Sheridan 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.

Sheridan County has the higher population (5,058 vs 4,938 in Thayer County). Thayer County has the higher median household income ($63,095 vs $56,900 in Sheridan County). Thayer County has the higher median home value ($106,200 vs $102,900 in Sheridan County).

Population, income & housing

	Sheridan County	Thayer County
Population	5,058	4,938
Median age	46.6 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,900	$63,095
Median home value	$102,900	$106,200
Median gross rent	$771	$738
Housing units	2,704	2,518
Homeownership rate	69.8%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sheridan County	Thayer County
Population	5,231 → 5,058 (-3.3%)	5,057 → 4,938 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$45,371 → $56,900 (+25.4%)	$51,821 → $63,095 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $102,900 (+42.3%)	$71,400 → $106,200 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$684 → $771 (+12.7%)	$591 → $738 (+24.9%)

Sheridan County

Population

5,2315,058

Median household income

$45,371$56,900

Median home value

$72,300$102,900

Median gross rent

$684$771

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)

	Sheridan County	Thayer County
Under 5	6.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	15.3%	14.1%
75 and over	11.9%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sheridan County	Thayer County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.3%	0.5%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sheridan County	Thayer County
No high school diploma	10.0%	5.6%
High school graduate	32.6%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sheridan County	Thayer County
Drove alone	66.4%	82.6%
Carpooled	17.3%	6.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	6.4%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sheridan County	Thayer County
1-unit, detached	85.7%	93.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Sheridan County	Thayer County
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1950	1952