Thayer

Population: 638
Median household income: $63,125
Median home value: $87,300

Located in Sangamon County, Illinois, Thayer is a community with a population of 638. The median household income of $63,125 is below the Sangamon County median ($74,114).

From 2019 to 2023, Thayer's population declined 18.8% from 786 to 638, while its median home value rose 20.6% from $72,400 to $87,300.

Households average 2.15 people. The median gross rent is $919.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 638
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,125
Median home value: $87,300
Median gross rent: $919
Housing units: 347
Homeownership rate: 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

786638

Median household income

$61,071$63,125

Median home value

$72,400$87,300

Median gross rent

$718$919

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	786	$61,071	$72,400	$718
2020	622	$51,806	$78,200	$730
2021	577	$52,778	$80,400	$785
2022	553	$57,321	$89,000	$1,375
2023	638	$63,125	$87,300	$919

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	4.4%
5 to 17	103	16.1%
18 to 24	44	6.9%
25 to 34	65	10.2%
35 to 44	87	13.6%
45 to 54	87	13.6%
55 to 64	88	13.8%
65 to 74	84	13.2%
75 and over	52	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	600	94.0%
Black or African American	10	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate41.3%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	42	9.1%
High school graduate	191	41.3%
Some college or associate's	178	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	32	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit2.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	264	83.8%
Carpooled	26	8.3%
Public transit	8	2.5%
Walked	2	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	4.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	44	14.7%
15 to 29 min	110	36.7%
30 to 44 min	98	32.7%
45 to 59 min	24	8.0%
60+ min	24	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 9.4% (59 of 629)

	Count	Share
Family households	162	54.5%
Nonfamily households	135	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	297	85.6%
Vacant	50	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	266	89.6%
Renter-occupied	31	10.4%

1-unit, detached95.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	331	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1774860
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5404, -89.7580