Anderson County vs Thomas County

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson County and Thomas County: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson County and Thomas County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thomas County has the higher population (7,913 vs 7,819 in Anderson County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($73,575 vs $64,925 in Anderson County). Thomas County has the higher median home value ($165,900 vs $147,900 in Anderson County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Thomas County
Population	7,819	7,913
Median age	40.4 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,925	$73,575
Median home value	$147,900	$165,900
Median gross rent	$792	$753
Housing units	3,569	3,580
Homeownership rate	81.1%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Thomas County
Population	7,835 → 7,819 (-0.2%)	7,810 → 7,913 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$50,213 → $64,925 (+29.3%)	$60,124 → $73,575 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$95,700 → $147,900 (+54.5%)	$129,700 → $165,900 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $792 (+22.4%)	$638 → $753 (+18.0%)

Anderson County

Population

7,8357,819

Median household income

$50,213$64,925

Median home value

$95,700$147,900

Median gross rent

$647$792

Thomas County

Population

7,8107,913

Median household income

$60,124$73,575

Median home value

$129,700$165,900

Median gross rent

$638$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Thomas County
Under 5	6.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	19.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	13.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.2%
75 and over	9.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	10.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	44.5%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Thomas County
Drove alone	76.2%	81.8%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.3%	8.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	88.5%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	10.9%	6.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	11
Median year structure built	1962	1965