Thayer

Population: 454
Median household income: $50,729
Median home value: $63,300

Thayer, a community in Neosho County, Kansas, has 454 residents. At $50,729, its median household income sits below Neosho County's $55,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, Thayer's population grew 16.1% from 391 to 454, while its median home value fell 5.7% from $67,100 to $63,300.

Households average 2.89 people. The median gross rent is $779.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 454
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,729
Median home value: $63,300
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 204
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

391454

Median household income

$45,625$50,729

Median home value

$67,100$63,300

Median gross rent

$584$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	391	$45,625	$67,100	$584
2020	405	$41,938	$66,000	$650
2021	480	$61,250	$55,700	$654
2022	442	$46,250	$59,700	$739
2023	454	$50,729	$63,300	$779

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 4421.6%

45 to 544.8%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over13.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	5.5%
5 to 17	108	23.8%
18 to 24	49	10.8%
25 to 34	24	5.3%
35 to 44	98	21.6%
45 to 54	22	4.8%
55 to 64	33	7.3%
65 to 74	35	7.7%
75 and over	60	13.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	307	67.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	60	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	84	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	5.5%
High school graduate	100	36.8%
Some college or associate's	94	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	56	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	132	76.3%
Carpooled	16	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	9.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	26.1%
15 to 29 min	99	60.0%
30 to 44 min	20	12.1%
45 to 59 min	2	1.2%
60+ min	1	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 28.6% (130 of 454)

	Count	Share
Family households	100	63.7%
Nonfamily households	57	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	157	77.0%
Vacant	47	23.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	112	71.3%
Renter-occupied	45	28.7%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	146	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44	21.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2070300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.4890, -95.4767