COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thurston County vs Lewis County
PLACE A
Thurston County, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Lewis County, Missouri
Thurston County is 32% smaller than Lewis County. Thurston County earns more, with a median household income $9,243 higher.
THURSTON COUNTYLEWIS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population6,7529,879−32% vs Lewis County
Population density1720−2
Population growth-2.4%-1.8%−0.7 pts
Median age29.237.6−8.4
Male49.3%50.7%−1.4 pts
Female50.7%49.3%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born1.8%0.6%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.2%91.5%−55.4 pts
Black0.3%3.9%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%1.1%+3.7 pts
Asian1.4%0.5%+0.9 pts
Other57.3%3.0%+54.3 pts
Median household income$69,177$59,934+$9,243
Per capita income$27,509$28,581−$1,072
Poverty rate13.9%12.7%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.431Even
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%16.8%+5.3 pts
Graduate degree6.7%4.8%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.0%5.1%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation65.5%58.6%+6.9 pts
Median home value$114,600$130,200−$15,600
Median gross rent$699$644+$55
Owner-occupied61.0%76.3%−15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%26.3%−13.2 pts
Rent-burdened households22.9%26.9%−3.9 pts
Average commute21.323.8−2.5
Worked from home3.2%9.0%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.4%+0.3 pts
Uninsured9.4%10.7%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025