2022 population: 7,893 ( 7 from 2010 , 40 from 2020)
Land area: 1074.7 square miles
Population density: 7.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,946	88.00%	5.3%
Black:	92	1.17%	95.7%
Indian:	40	0.51%	66.7%
Asian:	58	0.73%	31.8%
2+ races:	103	1.30%	53.7%
Hispanic:	654	8.29%	76.8%

Total non-White:	947	12.00%	67.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	260	16.4
Deaths:	186	11.7
Net Migration:	-154	-9.7
Net Immigration:	36	2.3

Change in White population:	-390	-4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	383	4.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,900
7,336	92.86%
47	0.59%
24	0.30%
44	0.56%
67	0.85%
370	4.68%
564	7.14%

2000
8,180
7,882	96.36%
35	0.43%
27	0.33%
24	0.29%
57	0.70%
151	1.85%
298	3.64%

1990
8,258
8,056	97.55%
39	0.47%
11	0.13%
25	0.30%
n/a
127	1.54%
202	2.45%

1980
8,451
8,381	99.17%
10	0.12%
7	0.08%
5	0.06%
n/a
41	0.49%
70	0.83%

1970
7,501
7,463	99.49%
10	0.13%
3	0.04%
3	0.04%
n/a
13	0.17%
38	0.51%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
903	11.0
695	8.5
-1,020	-12.5
6	0.1

-546	-6.7
266	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
1,149	13.9
777	9.4
-740	-9.0
33	0.4

-174	-2.1
96	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
1,395	16.5
728	8.6
-858	-10.2
n/a

-325	-3.8
132	1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
221	2.9
n/a

918	12.2
32	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Thomas County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.2
1,875	23.8%
6,018	76.2%
1,382	17.5%

3,129
2.39

2,013	64.3%
1,719	85.4%
84	4.2%
1,116	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
1,844	23.3%
6,056	76.7%
1,216	15.4%

3,196
2.36

2,045	64.0%
1,656	81.0%
159	7.8%
1,151	36.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
2,133	26.1%
6,047	73.9%
1,201	14.7%

3,217
2.46

2,166	67.3%
1,889	87.2%
112	5.2%
1,051	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
2,368	28.7%
5,890	71.3%
1,211	14.7%

3,103
2.58

2,185	70.4%
1,924	88.1%
135	6.2%
918	29.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
2,434	28.8%
6,017	71.2%
1,044	12.4%

3,038
2.67

2,152	70.8%
1,984	92.2%
80	3.7%
886	29.2%

2022 Housing Data for Thomas County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	170	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	70	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	70	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	179	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	97	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	148	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	40	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	109	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	88	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	316	10.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	351	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	544	17.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	370	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	238	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	148	4.7%
$200,000 or more	191	6.1%

Median Household Income	72,417
Per Capita Income	37,610

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	91	2.9%
Public Assistance	24	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	112	3.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,461	78.1%
Unemployed	24	0.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,485	78.7%
Not in Labor Force	945	21.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,598	1,098	59.3%
Non-Profit	68	294	18.8%
Self-Employed	323	126	71.9%

Local Government	110	234	32.0%
State Government	137	83	62.3%
Federal Government	24	30	44.4%

Total Private + Self	1,921	1,224	61.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	339	641	34.6%
Total	2,260	1,865	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	585	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,105	26.6%
Professional, Technical	885	21.3%
Service Occupations	676	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	107	2.6%
All others	901	21.7%

White Collar		62.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	618	14.9%
Retail trade	576	13.9%
Educational services	493	11.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	376	9.1%
Other services	352	8.5%
Wholesale trade	223	5.4%
Finance and insurance	198	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	196	4.7%
Accommodation and food services	195	4.7%
Information	188	4.5%
Construction	166	4.0%
Manufacturing	117	2.8%
Public administration	111	2.7%
Utilities	108	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	105	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	74	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	23	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	571	7.22%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.01%
Costa Rican	1	0.01%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	14	0.18%
Argentinean	14	0.18%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	17	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	23	0.29%
Indian	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,907	93.6%
Spanish	358	4.9%
Other Indo-European	49	0.7%
Tagalog	23	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	22	0.3%
German, other Germanic	14	0.2%
Other	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,906	36.8%
English	777	9.8%
Irish	735	9.3%
American	250	3.2%
Polish	231	2.9%
French	172	2.2%
Italian	156	2.0%
Scottish	153	1.9%
Hungarian	141	1.8%
Northern European	130	1.6%
European	120	1.5%
Dutch	93	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	86	1.1%
Swedish	77	1.0%
Czech	66	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,621	96.4%
Not a citizen	286	3.6%

Native	7,559	95.6%
Foreign-born	348	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
92	1.9%	182	3.7%	1,147	23.2%	2,218	44.8%	822	16.6%	488	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	92	1.9%
9-12 Years	182	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,147	23.2%
Some College	2,218	44.8%
Bach. Degree	822	16.6%
Grad Degree	488	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,274	4,139	135	3.2%	4.2%
1991	4,255	4,160	95	2.2%	4.5%
1992	4,385	4,276	109	2.5%	4.6%
1993	4,404	4,264	140	3.2%	4.9%
1994	4,722	4,603	119	2.5%	4.8%
1995	4,748	4,617	131	2.8%	4.3%
1996	4,728	4,597	131	2.8%	4.3%
1997	4,791	4,663	128	2.7%	3.8%
1998	4,578	4,468	110	2.4%	3.7%
1999	4,654	4,565	89	1.9%	3.5%

2000	4,242	4,136	106	2.5%	3.8%
2001	4,258	4,136	122	2.9%	4.3%
2002	4,191	4,056	135	3.2%	5.1%
2003	4,327	4,195	132	3.1%	5.5%
2004	4,310	4,162	148	3.4%	5.5%
2005	4,310	4,173	137	3.2%	5.1%
2006	4,526	4,394	132	2.9%	4.4%
2007	4,145	4,019	126	3.0%	4.3%
2008	4,216	4,086	130	3.1%	4.6%
2009	4,294	4,133	161	3.7%	6.9%

2010	4,544	4,367	177	3.9%	7.0%
2011	4,624	4,457	167	3.6%	6.4%
2012	4,559	4,402	157	3.4%	5.7%
2013	4,475	4,319	156	3.5%	5.3%
2014	4,386	4,260	126	2.9%	4.5%
2015	4,427	4,310	117	2.6%	4.2%
2016	4,372	4,252	120	2.7%	4.0%
2017	4,258	4,149	109	2.6%	3.6%
2018	4,273	4,167	106	2.5%	3.3%
2019	4,320	4,223	97	2.2%	3.2%

2020	4,230	4,108	122	2.9%	5.9%
2021	4,256	4,174	82	1.9%	3.3%
2022	4,247	4,165	82	1.9%	2.7%
2023	4,216	4,137	79	1.9%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,576
Median Value	$165,300

Occupied	3,129	87.5%
Vacant	447	12.5%

Owned	2,264	72.4%
Rented	865	27.6%
Median Rent	$742

Single-Family Units	2,909	81.3%
Detached	2,870	80.3%
Attached	39	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	236	6.6%
Mobile Homes	276	7.7%

Thomas County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Thomas County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Thomas County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Thomas County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Thomas County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Thomas County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Thomas County, KS