Thomas County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 7,639 (68% urban, 32% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,227
Renter-occupied apartments: 999

% of renters here:	31%
State:	31%

Land area: 1075 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.2%), Retail trade (13.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Thomas County, Kansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Thomas County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Other race (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 3,976	(48.6%)
Females: 4,204	(51.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,079
County population in 2003: 7,952
Jobs in 2003: 4,667

Total labor force in 2004: 4,349
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:

Thomas County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,127 ($37,034 in 2000)

This county	$39,127
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $100,480

Thomas County	$100,480
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $373
Institutionalized population: 118
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Thomas County in 2000: $719

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 8
Thefts: 19
Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 7
Thefts: 23
Auto thefts: 0

Thomas County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Thomas County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 21.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $940 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Thomas County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.

Cities in this county include: Colby, Brewster, Rexford, Gem, Menlo.

Neighboring counties: Decatur County , Gove County , Logan County , Rawlins County , Sheridan County , Sherman County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Thomas County: Thomas County Fairgrounds (A), Hughes (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Thomas County include: Mingo Bible Church (A), Wesley Chapel (B), Prairie Rose Church (C), Prairie Gem Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cumberland Cemetery (1), Oakley Cemetery (2), Menlo Cemetery (3), Lacey Township Cemetery (4), Mingo Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Sand Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.9%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 745
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 33 (64% naturalized citizens)

Thomas County:	0.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 3
1990 to 1994: 11
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 6
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 13
1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 11.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.5%

Thomas County marital status for males

Thomas County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,737
One, attached: 24
Two: 96
3 or 4: 109
5 to 9: 123
10 to 19: 113
20 or more: 44
Mobile homes: 316

Housing units in Thomas County with a mortgage: 978 (109 second mortgage, 69 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 761

Agriculture in Thomas County
Average size of farms: 1450 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $195253
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $158.18
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.04%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $200465
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 40.84%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $179986
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.09%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.20
Corn for grain: 65908 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 159069 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 17677 harvested acres

Thomas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/12/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Korea (33%)
Venezuela (27%)
Mexico (18%)
Thailand (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Costa Rica (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Thomas County:

German (44%)
English (13%)
United States or American (10%)
Irish (8%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Norwegian (2%)
Swedish (2%)

Thomas County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,311 (83%)
Carpooled: 263 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 125 (3%)
Other means: 16 (0%)
Worked at home: 275 (7%)

People in group quarters in Thomas County, Kansas

162 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
108 people in nursing homes
9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,566.

7.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,582 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.80%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.94% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($18,761 average AGI)
2.86% relocated from other states ($8,822 average AGI)
Thomas County: 2.86%
Kansas average: 3.56%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Sherman County, KS	0.70% ($18,737 average AGI)
from Ellis County, KS	0.55% ($28,067)
from Logan County, KS	0.44% ($49,917)

9.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,460 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.94%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.44% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($18,137 average AGI)
3.51% relocated to other states ($9,320 average AGI)
Thomas County: 3.51%
Kansas average: 3.95%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Ellis County, KS	0.75% ($25,429 average AGI)
to Logan County, KS	0.72% ($24,250)
to Sherman County, KS	0.64% ($26,667)
to Decatur County, KS	0.36% ($21,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Births per 1000 population in Thomas County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Thomas County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Thomas County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,284 (1,155 aged, 129 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,902

In family households: 6,706 (1,937 male householders, 229 female householders)
1,881 spouses, 2,481 children (2,220 natural, 98 adopted, 163 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 13 other relatives, 85 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,196 (499 male householders (443 living alone)), 552 female householders (477 living alone)), 145 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 278 (167 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 980 2-persons, 468 3-persons, 405 4-persons, 209 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 920 1-person, 126 2-persons, 5 4-persons.

1,724 married couples with children.
346 single-parent households (93 men, 253 women).

96.5% of residents of Thomas County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $75,847,000 ($9723 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $721,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,963,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,994,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $35,896,000
Federal grants: $6,745,000
Federal procurement contracts: $514,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,736,000 ($323,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,795,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,563,000
Federal Government insurance: $63,873,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 499

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 361

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -665

Here:	-87 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Thomas County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 29
1995 to 1998: 157
1990 to 1994: 93
1980 to 1989: 328
1970 to 1979: 839
1960 to 1969: 586
1950 to 1959: 465
1940 to 1949: 326
1939 or earlier: 739

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thomas County, Kansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 26
4 rooms: 158
5 rooms: 355
6 rooms: 402
7 rooms: 308
8 rooms: 334
9 or more rooms: 644

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomas County, Kansas:

1 room: 47
2 rooms: 123
3 rooms: 183
4 rooms: 230
5 rooms: 197
6 rooms: 83
7 rooms: 37
8 rooms: 16
9 or more rooms: 83

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thomas County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 23
2 bedrooms: 392
3 bedrooms: 943
4 bedrooms: 504
5 or more bedrooms: 365

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomas County:

no bedroom: 47
1 bedroom: 286
2 bedrooms: 374
3 bedrooms: 191
4 bedrooms: 92
5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 49
1 vehicle: 452
2 vehicles: 993
3 vehicles: 500
4 vehicles: 121
5 or more vehicles: 112

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomas County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 105
1 vehicle: 499
2 vehicles: 289
3 vehicles: 71
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 24

60% of Thomas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Kansas.

Thomas County:	60.0%
State average:	53.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6080
Northeast: 76
Midwest: 898
South: 293
West: 751

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (87%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Electricity (4%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (69%)
Electricity (24%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 126

Here:	12.4%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	1.4%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31

Here:	4.2%
Kansas:	13.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Thomas County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $366,000
Solid Waste Management: $175,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $969,000
General - Other: $695,000

Health Services - Other: $454,000

Natural Resources - Other: $355,000

Police Protection: $321,000

General Public Buildings: $301,000

Solid Waste Management: $239,000

Financial Administration: $231,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $189,000

Central Staff Services: $164,000

Corrections - Other: $128,000

Parks & Recreation: $65,000

Housing & Community Development: $52,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $643,000
Higher Education: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $212,000
Interest Earnings: $140,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $127,000
Health - Other: $67,000

General Public Building: $41,000

Police Protection: $24,000

Corrections - Other: $15,000

Judicial: $14,000

General - Other: $7,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,478,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $438,000
General Support: $117,000

Health & Hospitals: $27,000

All Other: $6,000
Tax - Property: $2,162,000
Total General Sales: $1,159,000

NEC: $165,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,451,000

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