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Population (year 2000): 750. Estimated
population in July 2005: 705 (-6.0% change)
Males: 384 (51.2%), Females: 366 (48.8%)
Sangamon County
Zip code:
62689
Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $42,031 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,900 (year 2000)
Races in Thayer:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (18.7%), English (17.7%),
United States (14.4%), Irish (10.3%), Italian (9.3%), Polish
(3.9%).
Elevation: 645 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Thayer
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Thayer village
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 11.2%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+2.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Thayer:
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- ANDREW MCFARLAND MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 19 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Thayer:
- CAPITAL (about 22 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 49 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- DECATUR (about 67 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thayer:
- ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 18 miles;
PALMYRA, IL; ID: 5K1)
- LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 28 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL; ID:
3LF)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 31 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL;
ID: TAZ)
Amtrak stations near Thayer:
- 20 miles: SPRINGFIELD (WASHINGTON & 3RD STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 20 miles: CARLINVILLE (128 ALTON ST.). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Thayer:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 18
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 57
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 67 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 69 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
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