Thatcher is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 5,627 people and two associated neighborhoods, Thatcher is the 72nd largest community in Arizona.

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.

Thatcher is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of adults in Thatcher who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.74% of the adults in Thatcher have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.