Population 554 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Thomaston
Household size in Thomaston
| Period | Thomaston | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.00 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.54 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 1.90 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.44 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
The average household in Thomaston has 2.56 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Alabama. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.00, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Thomaston
| Period | Thomaston | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 34.8 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.7 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.4 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 51.3 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +16.5 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 51.3, Thomaston is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Thomaston
| Period | Thomaston | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.2% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.1% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 3.4% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.1% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −6.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Thomaston (11.1%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in Alabama overall (12.2%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Thomaston
Renters in Thomaston
| Period | Thomaston | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.2% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.1% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 32.1% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 19.3% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +11.1 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 19.3% of households in Thomaston rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About seven in ten owners (71.0%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Thomaston
| Period | Thomaston | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.2% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 26.6% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 37.9% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 42.2% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +21.0 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Thomaston: 42.2% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Thomaston
| Period | Thomaston | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1988 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +6 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Thomaston is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1988, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. The picture is much the same across Alabama.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Thomaston
| Period | Thomaston | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $559 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $518 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $734 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $731 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$172 | +$375 | +$606 |
The median renter in Thomaston pays $731 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 31.0% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Thomaston
Bachelor's degrees in Thomaston
| Period | Thomaston | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.8% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.4% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.3% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.6% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −7.2 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Thomaston have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.6%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Thomaston
| Period | Thomaston | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 62.5% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 77.2% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.9% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.0% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +18.6 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in five adults in Thomaston never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Thomaston
| Period | Thomaston | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 14.8% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.0% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 24.2% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | +14.0 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Thomaston: 24.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Thomaston compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomaston | 2.56 | 51.3 | 11.1% | 19.3% | 42.2% | 1988 | $731 | 10.6% | 81.0% | 24.2% |
| Consul | 2.31 | 44.5 | 13.9% | 19.1% | 31.4% | 1988 | $751 | 5.3% | 81.5% | 52.0% |
| Dayton | 2.73 | 41.2 | 7.8% | 14.0% | 22.4% | 1988 | $763 | 13.6% | 78.1% | 4.3% |
| McKinley | 2.69 | 51.3 | 15.0% | 19.0% | 44.2% | 1985 | $727 | 10.7% | 81.0% | 18.1% |
| Lamison | 2.29 | 41.0 | 12.4% | 20.0% | 28.6% | 1990 | $745 | 7.6% | 81.2% | 39.0% |
| Octagon | 1.82 | 48.4 | 12.5% | 45.4% | 20.0% | 1980 | $574 | 10.6% | 84.1% | 27.8% |
| Flatwood | 3.37 | 27.2 | 31.9% | 17.3% | 32.3% | 1993 | $611 | 1.2% | 78.3% | 28.2% |
| Catherine | 3.30 | 28.5 | 30.6% | 17.5% | 32.5% | 1992 | $620 | 1.7% | 78.5% | 28.9% |
| Linden | 2.45 | 43.1 | 17.5% | 33.4% | 18.0% | 1978 | $723 | 17.2% | 86.7% | 12.4% |
| Magnolia | 2.43 | 37.3 | 16.6% | 27.6% | 21.1% | 1990 | $703 | 5.0% | 67.4% | 24.3% |
| Miller | 1.98 | 44.3 | 14.6% | 46.8% | 17.3% | 1982 | $566 | 9.9% | 75.1% | 18.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Thomaston. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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