Thomas County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	31%

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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:

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

Races in Thomas County, Kansas:

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

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

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Thomas County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,257
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$371
State:	$479

Thomas County:	$113,846
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $135,978

Here:	$135,978
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $91,006

Here:	$91,006
State:	$140,198

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $47,116

Here:	$47,116
State:	$101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,121

Here:	$85,121
State:	$102,831

Mobile homes: $22,369

Here:	$22,369
State:	$34,057

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

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Here:	3.7%
Kansas:	6.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 11.7 minutes

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

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

Here:	56.2% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

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.

Thomas County-area historical earthquake activity is below Kansas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from Thomas County center
On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/15/1992 at 02:56:40, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.0 miles away from Thomas County center
On 4/16/2007 at 06:50:31, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, 2.6 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	7.1
State:	6.3

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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

Here:	12.4%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	1.4%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	4.2%
Kansas:	13.8%

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