Thurston County, NE

Welcome to Thurston County.

Thurston County has a population of 6,700 and a total area (land and water combined) of 396.1 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 49%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $555 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Thurston County voted each party evenly: three times each.

The largest city in the county is Winnebago.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	44.38%	49.95%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	50.78%	48.35%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	52.68%	45.72%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	56.3%	42.39%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	44.01%	49.95%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	48.26%	50.75%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	49%

Government Enterprises	39%	58%
Private Industries	61%	44%
Agriculture	20%	93%
Mining	<1%	0%
Utilities	<1%	8%
Construction	1%	-12%
Manufacturing	4%	14%
– Durable	4%	0%
– Nondurable	<1%	0%
Trade	13%	35%
– Wholesale	10%	38%
– Retail	3%	27%
Transportation	1%	181%
Information	<1%	0%
Finance & Insurance	3%	49%
Real Estate	7%	12%
Professional & Business Services	4%	78%
Educational Services	<1%	15%
Healthcare & Social Services	4%	-14%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	0%
Accommodation & Food Services	<1%	0%
Other Services²	<1%	0%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care
⛽ Gasoline Stations	5	26
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns
🍽️ Full-service restaurants
🍔 Limited-service restaurants
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	20%	$327,900	N/A
Top 20%	45%	$184,800	$178,900
Next highest 20%	23%	$95,400	$115,800
Middle 20%	16%	$65,500	$72,200
Second lowest 20%	11%	$46,200	$52,800
Bottom 20%	5%	$21,700	$37,800
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		78%	$65,900
Self-Employment		28%	$28,100
Investment Income¹		22%	$35,200
Social Security		45%	$24,700
Supplemental Security		4%	Below $10,000
Public Assistance		Less than 1%
Retirement		12%	$22,300
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	2%	5%	6%	7%
$25K – $49K	1%	7%	6%	7%
$50K – $99K	1%	11%	14%	7%
$100K – $199K	<1%	8%	11%	5%
$200K & more	<1%	2%	1%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$44,300	$32,100
African-American
Hispanic
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool
Highschool & GED	$51,300	$26,300
Some College to Associate’s	$47,000	$32,700
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$37,100	$32,200
Graduate Degree	$70,000	$64,800

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$43,300	$48,800
STEM²
Gray-Collar³	$37,100
Pink-Collar⁴
Sales⁵
Blue-Collar⁶	$73,300
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	++	$
Drought	+++	$
Earthquake	+
Hail	+++	$$
Heat Waves	++	$
Hurricane
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+++	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	++	$
Strong Wind	+++	$
Tornado	++	$$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	+++	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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