Thomas County, Kansas

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Thomas County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Thomas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,885	2,947,197	334,922,499	2658th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,325	$74,275	$80,734	1099th of 3,221
Median Age	35.3	37.4	38.9	2939th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.6%	35.6%	35.7%	482nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$172,700	$217,200	$332,700	1752nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$752	$1,060	$1,413	2464th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.5%	11.3%	12.5%	3067th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.6%	3.9%	5.2%	3162nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.3	36.0	n/a	2753rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	7.4%	14.1%	1187th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.8	n/a	n/a	811th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.2%	67.2%	65.2%	1490th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	11.7	19.7	26.4	3190th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.6%	11.8%	15.1%	1315th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.4%	n/a	n/a	1368th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.4%	49.1%	46.9%	787th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.6%	n/a	n/a	746th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Thomas County, Kansas

Statistic	Thomas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.4%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.1	44.7	61.4

Age in Thomas County, Kansas

Statistic	Thomas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	35.3	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.6%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.0%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.6%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Thomas County, Kansas

Statistic	Thomas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	3,139	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.7%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.1%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.3%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	30.1%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Thomas County, Kansas

Statistic	Thomas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,446	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.3%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.6%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.0%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.5%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.4%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.8%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Thomas County, Kansas

Statistic	Thomas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	3,575	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.8%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.5%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.2%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.8%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.7%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,440	$2,798	n/a

Education in Thomas County, Kansas

Statistic	Thomas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	4.7%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.7%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.0%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.7%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Thomas County, Kansas

Statistic	Thomas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.4%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.4%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	72.5%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.5%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Thomas County, Kansas

Statistic	Thomas County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.3%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	9.2%	16.7%

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