Thomas County, KS Population

Overview

7,902

Total Population

35.8

Median age

51.01%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

59.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

589

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Thomas County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Thomas County is 35.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thomas County's population under 18 was 23.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thomas County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thomas County, 20.46% were under the age of 15, 21.74% aged 15 to 29, 40.99% aged 30 to 64, 13.98% aged 65 to 84, and 2.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 160 more females than males in Thomas County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.01% females and 48.99% males in Thomas County, KS.
The Thomas County, KS gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 359.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 387.

Thomas County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thomas County population: 92.71% are White, 0.81% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.24% are Asian, 1.56% are some other race and 3.49% are multiracial.
Thomas County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 589 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,313 (92.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thomas County is White with a population of 7,326 (92.71% of the total population).

Thomas County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,159 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Thomas County's population decreased by 227 (2.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thomas County's population increased by 1 (0.01%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Thomas County's population was lowest in year 2008 at 7,389.