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Thomas County, Nebraska in numbers: crime, income, hazards
The median household earns $65,000 and the unemployment rate was 4.3% in August 2026. About 564 people live in the county.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
Also on the map: income · hazard risk · Superfund · dams
What is the crime rate in Thomas County?
We don't show a crime rate for Thomas County: too few of the county's police agencies sent a full year of reports to the FBI. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Thomas County?
Median household income is $65,000, 15% lower than the statewide figure ($76,475). The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $109,200 by its owners; renters pay a median $638. The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 4.3% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 14 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Thomas County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 564 | 1,978,707 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $109,200 | $238,600 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $638 | $1,072 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 2.1% | 3.0% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 8.9% | 10.6% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 4.3% | 8.2% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 28.7% | 34.6% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 68.1% | 66.5% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 53.3 | 37.2 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 88.5% | 90.6% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 5.0% | 7.2% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Thomas County?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Thomas County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Very Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
EPA lists no Superfund site in Thomas County, active or completed (October 2026).
Disasters, air and water
Thomas County was covered by 2 federal major disaster declarations from 2016 through 2025 (Severe Storm 2), not counting COVID-19. EPA air monitors logged 0 days in 2024 when the air quality index reached “unhealthy for sensitive groups” or worse. Of 1 community water system, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 3 (low). NHTSA counted 4 traffic deaths in the county in 2024.
Is there road construction in Thomas County?
Thomas County had 1 highway work zone in the October 11, 2026 feed from the state DOT (active that day). Where crews are working: NE 86B Spur. The map's construction layer is refreshed every morning.
See today's work zones on the map →
How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Thomas County?
Thomas County has 3 public schools (2024-25) and 0 private schools (2023-24) in federal school lists. USGS mapping shows 3 fire or EMS stations and 0 police or sheriff stations.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Thomas County
Gun shops
One gun shop with a public storefront is on the map in Thomas County. On the ATF list: Sandhill Sutton's Speed & Supply (Halsey).
Liquor stores
No liquor stores are on the map in Thomas County.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center in Thomas County on the map.
See them on the map: gun shops →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Thomas County?
We don't show a crime rate for Thomas County: too few of the county's police agencies sent a full year of reports to the FBI. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Thomas County?
$65,000 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $76,475 for Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in Thomas County?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 4.3% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 14 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Thomas County?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Thomas County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Very Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here.
Is there road construction in Thomas County right now?
Thomas County had 1 highway work zone in the October 11, 2026 feed from the state DOT (active that day). Where crews are working: NE 86B Spur.
How does Thomas County compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine County | 422 | – | $69,583 |
| Cherry County | 5,498 | 2.6 | $66,270 |
| Hooker County | 647 | – | $49,464 |
| Logan County | 773 | – | $74,271 |
| McPherson County | 475 | – | $58,684 |
More: Nebraska statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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