County profile
Thomas County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#1922 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 60% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$904.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,870
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
332
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,725
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$71.3k±$9.8k
Bachelor's degree+
34.6%±5.7%
Poverty rate
6.5%±2.9%
Business applications
91 · 2025
Retail establishments
58
74.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade30%
Health care24%
Food & accommodation17%
Wholesale trade15%
Finance & insurance7%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,725
residents · 2025 · -2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $63.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−436
International migration+97
Natural change+137
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$524.8M2019
$615.4M2020
$744.0M2021
$883.2M2022
$910.4M2023
$904.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$172.7k±$16.5k
Median gross rent
$752/mo±$90/mo
Vacancy rate
12.2%±4.4%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$459.1k
1 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
9.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 83Drought 82Winter weather 67
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2342016
2462017
2392018
2492019
2542020
2842021
3332022
3322023
3652024
3532025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -94% since 2021162021
122022
52023
52024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.5 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
3.7 km
UP
Nearest port
467.6 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
103.0 km
MC COOK BEN NELSON RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Thomas?
Thomas's economy produced $904.7M in 2024, contracting 0.6% year over year — slower than 82% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.