It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Thayer has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Thayer has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Thayer than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Thayer may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Thayer spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.10 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The citizens of Thayer are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.21% of adults in Thayer having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
