Because there are quite a few people attending college in Thatcher, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Thatcher provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Being a small town, Thatcher does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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. 20.74% of adults 25 and older in Thatcher have a college degree.
The per capita income in Thatcher in 2022 was $33,646, which is middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,584 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 23.17% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Thatcher include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Thatcher is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
