COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thurston County vs Pierce County
PLACE A
Thurston County, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Pierce County, Georgia
Thurston County is 67% smaller than Pierce County. Thurston County earns more, with a median household income $8,660 higher. Pierce County has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
THURSTON COUNTYPIERCE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population6,75220,764−67% vs Pierce County
Population density1761−44
Population growth-2.4%5.1%−7.5 pts
Median age29.240.2−11.0
Male49.3%51.2%−1.9 pts
Female50.7%48.8%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born1.8%1.7%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.2%82.0%−45.9 pts
Black0.3%9.9%−9.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%5.3%−0.4 pts
Asian1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Other57.3%2.7%+54.5 pts
Median household income$69,177$60,517+$8,660
Per capita income$27,509$33,633−$6,124
Poverty rate13.9%13.8%+0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.474−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%20.2%+2.0 pts
Graduate degree6.7%11.2%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate10.0%2.6%+7.4 pts
Labor force participation65.5%60.1%+5.4 pts
Median home value$114,600$153,300−$38,700
Median gross rent$699$799−$100
Owner-occupied61.0%76.5%−15.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%11.0%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households22.9%31.6%−8.6 pts
Average commute21.326.4−5.1
Worked from home3.2%2.8%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.2%+0.5 pts
Uninsured9.4%12.5%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025