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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Thomas County is $28,364, which is about the same as the state average of $27,367 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Thomas County median household income is $48,649, which has grown by 31.36% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Thomas County residents spend 10.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #7

Thomas County	28,364 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thomas County	27,883 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thomas County	35,766 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thomas County	22,020 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #37

Thomas County	48,649 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Thomas County	69,550 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #64

Thomas County	31.36%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Thomas County		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.17%	$13,314, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.45%	$17,494, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.05%	$1,682, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.26%	$13,390, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Thomas County	70,920 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Thomas County	94,702 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Thomas County	Kansas	U.S.
White	$48,924, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Hispanic	$36,776, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
One Race, Other	$35,703, see rank	$39,298	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Thomas County	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$17,091, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$63,964, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,922, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$29,773, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Thomas County	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,414, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	3,111, 48.50%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,354, 75.67%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.26%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,346, 75.41%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,293, 97.74%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	53, 2.26%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	757, 24.33%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	3,303, 51.50%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,117, 64.09%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,117, 64.09%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,059, 97.26%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	58, 2.74%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,186, 35.91%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Thomas County	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,267, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,355, 78.63%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	388, 9.09%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.09%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	201, 4.71%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	45, 1.05%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	274, 6.42%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Thomas County	10.4 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Thomas County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,352	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	2,293, 52.69%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	802, 34.98%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	345, 15.05%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	368, 16.05%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	104, 4.54%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	147, 6.41%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	323, 14.09%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	2,059, 47.31%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	823, 39.97%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	368, 17.87%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	680, 33.03%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	77, 3.74%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	42, 2.04%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	69, 3.35%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Thomas County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,352, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	616, 14.15%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	204, 4.69%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	87, 2.00%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	141, 3.24%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	627, 14.41%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	124, 2.85%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	87, 2.00%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	272, 6.25%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	279, 6.41%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,207, 27.73%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	396, 9.10%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	179, 4.11%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	133, 3.06%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Thomas County	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	654	8.61%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	53	2.73%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.