With 7,885 people, Thomas County is a county in Kansas. That puts it in the top 9% of US counties for household income. There are 7 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $172,700, having more than doubled since 2000. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,325, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Thomas County
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate14.3% → 6.5%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share97.6% → 86.6%(−10.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants68.2% → 75.2%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)54.4%(92)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.3%(58)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.6%(67)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(3)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 169 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Thomas County, decade by decade
Thomas County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,258
$53,394
$111,603
15.7%
6.0
2000
8,180
$67,463
$138,992
25.0%
8.9
2010
7,900
$67,660
$120,696
23.4%
16.9
2020
7,930
$82,798
$157,080
25.1%
29.3
2024
7,885
$71,325
$172,700
34.6%
30.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
