Thayer, KS Demographics

A map of Thayer's Population by Race

Thayer, Kansas had a population of 432 in 2020. It was 87.5% White, 0.0% Black, 0.0% Asian, 2.8% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 8.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Thayer, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 740 places in Kansas, Thayer is the 305th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Thayer's White Population

378 residents of Thayer identify as White, or 87.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Thayer larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 740 places in Kansas, Thayer is ranked #403 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Thayer is more White than neighboring Earlton (85% White), and Dennis (84.2% White). Thayer is less White than neighboring Urbana (93.3% White), Galesburg (94% White), and Altoona (89.8% White).

Thayer's Black Population

0 residents of Thayer identify as Black, or 0.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Thayer slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 740 places in Kansas, Thayer is ranked #403 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Thayer is less Black than neighboring Dennis (2% Black), and Altoona (0.3% Black).

Thayer's Asian Population

0 residents of Thayer identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Thayer roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 740 places in Kansas, Thayer is ranked #353 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Thayer is less Asian than neighboring Altoona (0.3% Asian).

Thayer's Hispanic Population

12 residents of Thayer identify as Hispanic, or 2.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Thayer slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 740 places in Kansas, Thayer is ranked #480 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Thayer is more Hispanic than neighboring Altoona (1.1% Hispanic). Thayer is less Hispanic than neighboring Earlton (3.3% Hispanic), Urbana (6.7% Hispanic), Galesburg (4.7% Hispanic), and Dennis (5.9% Hispanic).

Thayer's Native American/Other Population

4 residents of Thayer identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Thayer roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Kansas (1.2% Native American/Other). Of the 740 places in Kansas, Thayer is ranked #306 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Thayer is more Native American/Other than neighboring Urbana (0% Native American/Other), and Galesburg (0.7% Native American/Other). Thayer is less Native American/Other than neighboring Earlton (3.3% Native American/Other), Dennis (1.3% Native American/Other), and Altoona (1.1% Native American/Other).

Thayer's Multiracial Population

38 residents of Thayer identify as Multiracial, or 8.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Thayer roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 740 places in Kansas, Thayer is ranked #72 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Thayer is more Multiracial than neighboring Earlton (8.3% Multiracial), Urbana (0% Multiracial), Galesburg (0.7% Multiracial), Dennis (6.6% Multiracial), and Altoona (7.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.