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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Thomas County is $28,421, which is about the same as the state average of $27,339 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Thomas County median household income is $52,105, which has grown by 90.92% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Thomas County residents spend 17.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 17.7 minutes and is 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, #15

Thomas County	28,421 USD
Nebraska	27,339 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	26,515 USD
Nebraska	29,063 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	38,646 USD
Nebraska	34,967 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	20,382 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #19

Thomas County	52,105 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Thomas County	66,235 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #3

Thomas County	90.92%
Nebraska	33.50%
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		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	33.33%	$25,128, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.64%	$17,311, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.31%	$0, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.05%	$12,415, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	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	57,206 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Thomas County	75,493 USD
Nebraska	81,503 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	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$51,579, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Two or More Races	$72,083, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Thomas County	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$32,083, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,719, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,083, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$31,806, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Thomas County	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	621, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	297, 47.83%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	226, 76.09%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	226, 76.09%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	226, 100.00%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	71, 23.91%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	324, 52.17%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	218, 67.28%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	218, 67.28%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	216, 99.08%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2, 0.92%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	106, 32.72%, see rank	34.32%	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	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	429, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	239, 55.71%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	59, 13.75%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	49, 11.42%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	2, 0.47%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	80, 18.65%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Thomas County	17.5 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 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	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	442	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	226, 51.13%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	105, 46.46%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	10, 4.42%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	21, 9.29%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 5.31%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	27, 11.95%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 11.50%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	216, 48.87%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	73, 33.80%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	53, 24.54%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	61, 28.24%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21, 9.72%, see rank	6.49%	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	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	442, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	95, 21.49%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	25, 5.66%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	26, 5.88%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1, 0.23%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	43, 9.73%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	27, 6.11%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.68%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25, 5.66%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24, 5.43%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	90, 20.36%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	30, 6.79%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	31, 7.01%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22, 4.98%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Thomas County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	59	7.91%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16	6.96%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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