Thayer is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 1,898 people and two associated neighborhoods, Thayer is the 282nd largest community in Missouri.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Thayer has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Thayer a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Thayer is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.10 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The education level of Thayer citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.21% of adults in Thayer have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Thayer in 2022 was $19,886, which is low income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,544 for a family of four. Thayer also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.47% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Thayer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thayer residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Thayer include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Thayer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.