In addition, Thatcher is a college town. There are a lot of students in Thatcher attending college, and as a result Thatcher provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
One of the benefits of Thatcher is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.84 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The education level of Thatcher citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.56% of adults 25 and older in Thatcher have a college degree.
The per capita income in Thatcher in 2022 was $27,582, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,328 for a family of four. However, Thatcher contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Thatcher is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thatcher home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thatcher residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Thatcher also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Thatcher include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Thatcher is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
