Decatur County vs. Thomas County

	Decatur County (KS)	Thomas County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,871	7,711
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.2%	-2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,965	7,902
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,961	7,900
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.4%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	28.1%	17.7%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	51.0%
White alone, percent	96.7%	95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	7.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.8%	89.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	237	321
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.7%	4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,798	3,602
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.0%	72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$64,700	$120,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$835	$1,180
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$392	$459
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$639	$534
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.1%	17.9%
Households, 2014-2018	1,486	3,301
Persons per household, 2014-2018	1.89	2.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.9%	85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.1%	3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.9%	92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.9%	84.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.3%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.5%	25.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.6%	9.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	71.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.5%	64.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	11,801	33,114
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	83,713	388,203
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	23,584	233,536
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,215	$29,409
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.7	11.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,104	$57,478
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,208	$27,127
Persons in poverty, percent	13.6%	9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	105	339
Total employment, 2017	563	2,786
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	15,517	95,614
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.1%	-5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	281	826
All firms, 2012	355	1,044
Men-owned firms, 2012	256	576
Women-owned firms, 2012	59	195
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	321	986
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	43	189
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	295	676
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	20.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.3	7.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	893.52	1,074.69

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Decatur county (KS) and Thomas county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.