Thor, IA

Census Place

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2023 Population
276
43% 1-year growth
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
28.2
0.356% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
44.6%
3.63% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$56,250
4.36% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
102
36% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Thor, IA had a population of 276 people with a median age of 28.2 and a median household income of $56,250. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Thor, IA grew from 193 to 276, a 43% increase and its median household income grew from $53,900 to $56,250, a 4.36% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Thor, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.2%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (14.9%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (4.71%), Other (Hispanic) (2.17%), and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) (0.362%).

None of the households in Thor, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.1% of the residents in Thor, IA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Thor, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Thor, IA was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Thor, IA is home to a population of 276 people, from which 85.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 14.9% of Thor, IA residents were born outside of the country (41 people).

In 2023, there were 5.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (213 people) in Thor, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 13 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

85.1%
2023 Citizenship
87%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 85.1% of Thor, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Thor, IA was 87%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Thor, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    213 ± 70
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    41 ± 41
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    13 ± 16
17.4%
Hispanic Population
48 people

In 2023, there were 5.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (213 people) in Thor, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 13 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17.4% of the people in Thor, IA are hispanic (48 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Thor, IA as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

14.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
41 people
13.5%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
26 people

As of 2023, 14.9% of Thor, IA residents (41 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Thor, IA was 13.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    9 ± 17
  2. Vietnam
    4 ± 15
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    1 ± 14

Thor, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Thor, IA employs 102 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Thor, IA were Manufacturing (20 people), Public Administration (16 people), and Retail Trade (13 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($135,833), Information ($85,357), and Manufacturing ($71,250).

Occupations

102
2023 Value
± 62
36%
1 Year growth
± 74.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Thor, IA grew at a rate of 36%, from 75 employees to 102 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Thor, IA, are Transportation Occupations (16 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (16 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (9 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Thor, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

102
2023 Value
± 62
36%
1 Year growth
± 74.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Thor, IA grew at a rate of 36%, from 75 employees to 102 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Thor, IA, are Manufacturing (20 people), Public Administration (16 people), and Retail Trade (13 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Thor, IA, though some of these residents may live in Thor, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$63,750
Median earning men ± $44,544
$27,813
Median earning women ± $16,122

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($135,833), Information ($85,536), and Manufacturing ($71,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,167), Other Services Except Public Administration ($4,250), and Public Administration ($N/A).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.708% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.723% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (748k), Some college (554k), and Bachelors Degree (481k).

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Housing & Living

People in Thor, IA have an average commute time of 30.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Thor, IA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Rent vs Own

85.9%
Homeownership
2023
49.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 85.9% of the housing units in Thor, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.3%.

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Income by Location

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,250
Median Household Income
± $979
128
Number of Households
± 51

In 2023, the median household income of the 128 households in Thor, IA grew to $56,250 from the previous year's value of $53,900.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Thor, IA is from Thor, IA.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
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  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (81.4%)
  2. Carpooled (8.82%)
  3. Public Transit (4.9%)

In 2023, 81.4% of workers in Thor, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.82%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.9%).

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Commute Time

30.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Thor, IA have a longer commute time (30.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.88% of the workforce in Thor, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Thor, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Thor, IA have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

44.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Thor, IA (123 out of 276 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Thor, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

87.7% of the population of Thor, IA has health coverage, with 27.2% on employee plans, 37.7% on Medicaid, 7.25% on Medicare, 15.6% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.06% increase from the previous year (1,357 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 503 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 30.8% between 18 and 34 years, 30.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 12% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.3%
Uninsured
27.2%
Employer Coverage
37.7%
Medicaid
7.25%
Medicare
15.6%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Thor, IA declined by 0.936% from 12.4% to 12.3%.

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