Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010
Geographic area: Thomas County
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SubjectNumberPercent SubjectNumberPercent
Total Population 7,900 100.0    
 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
SEX AND AGE   Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 370 4.7
Male 3,884 49.2   Mexican 304 3.8
Female 4,016 50.8   Puerto Rican 2 0.0
      Cuban 0 0.0
Under 5 years 518 6.6   Other Hispanic or Latino 64 0.8
5 to 9 years 479 6.1 Not Hispanic or Latino 7,530 95.3
10 to 14 years 511 6.5   White alone 7,336 92.9
15 to 19 years 747 9.5    
20 to 24 years 648 8.2 RELATIONSHIP  
25 to 34 years 899 11.4   Total population 7,900 100.0
35 to 44 years 804 10.2 In households 7,547 95.5
45 to 54 years 1,131 14.3   Householder 3,196 40.5
55 to 59 years 571 7.2   Spouse 1,656 21.0
60 to 64 years 376 4.8   Child 2,109 26.7
65 to 74 years 587 7.4     Own child under 18 years 1,729 21.9
75 to 84 years 412 5.2   Other relatives 189 2.4
85 years and over 217 2.7     Under 18 years 76 1.0
Median age (years) 36.6(X)   Nonrelatives 397 5.0
        Unmarried partner 166 2.1
18 years and over 6,056 76.7 In group quarters 353 4.5
  Male 2,977 37.7   Institutionalized population 125 1.6
  Female 3,079 39.0   Noninstitutionalized population 228 2.9
21 years and over 5,461 69.1    
62 years and over 1,417 17.9 HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE  
65 years and over 1,216 15.4   Total households 3,196 100.0
  Male 525 6.6 Family households (families) 2,045 64.0
  Female 691 8.7     With own children under 18 years 898 28.1
      Married-couple family 1,656 51.8
RACE       With own children under 18 years 649 20.3
One race 7,816 98.9   Female householder, no husband present 247 7.7
  White 7,509 95.1     With own children under 18 years 159 5.0
  Black or African American 49 0.6 Nonfamily households 1,151 36.0
  American Indian and Alaska Native 36 0.5   Householder living alone 967 30.3
  Asian 38 0.5     Householder 65 years and over 364 11.4
    Asian Indian 5 0.1    
    Chinese 10 0.1 Households with individuals under 18 years 950 29.7
    Filipino 4 0.1 Households with individuals 65 and over 814 25.5
    Japanese 0 0.0    
    Korean 6 0.1 Average household size 2.36(X)
    Vietnamese 1 0.0 Average family size 2.93(X)
    Other Asian¹ 12 0.2    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.1 HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0   Total housing units 3,536 100.0
    Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.0 Occupied housing units 3,196 90.4
    Samoan 0 0.0 Vacant housing units 340 9.6
    Other Pacific Islander² 3 0.0   For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 28 0.8
  Some other race 178 2.3    
Two or more races 84 1.1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0(X)
    Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.9(X)
Race alone or in combination with one      
 or more other races:³   HOUSING TENURE  
White 7,588 96.1   Occupied housing units 3,196 100.0
Black or African American 70 0.9 Owner-occupied housing units 2,162 67.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 71 0.9 Renter-occupied housing units 1,034 32.4
Asian 55 0.7    
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 10 0.1 Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.48 
Some other race 191 2.4 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.12 
(X) Not applicable.
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population
   and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010.