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Thomas County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Thomas County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Thomas County is a small western Kansas county of 7,913 residents with a predominantly owner-occupied housing stock (76.5%) and a median home value of $165,900, signaling low occupancy costs relative to a median household income of $71,325. The labor force is highly engaged, with a 68.4% participation rate and a near-zero unemployment rate of 0.1%, while 30.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a poverty rate of just 6.9%. GDP per capita of $90,639 substantially exceeds median worker earnings of $35,830, and a mean commute of 11.7 minutes reflects the county's compact, rural geography.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,913

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,325

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

Thomas County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,069 (89.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races266 (3.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone234 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race222 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone82 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone11 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish374
  2. 2.Other Indo-European40
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)23
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)17
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

169

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$90,639

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,637

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,310
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)615
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining470
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services310
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)297

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,759
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,069
  3. 3.Service Occupations677
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations500
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations387

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.08×)411
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.54×)248
  3. 3.Information (LQ 2.38×)189
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.93×)385
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.18×)1,166

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$165,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$753/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999342 (14.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999294 (12.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999259 (11.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999232 (9.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999224 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999194 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,830

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

11.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,582 (82.4%)
  • Worked At Home417 (9.6%)
  • Carpooled193 (4.4%)
  • Walked124 (2.9%)
  • Other18 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle12 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.