Thomaston, AL Population

Overview

469

Total Population

47.6

Median age

47.33%

Female population %

111.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

50.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Thomaston's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Thomaston is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thomaston's population under 18 was 18.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thomaston's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thomaston, 18.98% were under the age of 15, 9.17% aged 15 to 29, 57.36% aged 30 to 64, 12.58% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 25 less females than males in Thomaston:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.33% females and 52.67% males in Thomaston, AL.
The Thomaston, AL gender ratio is 111.3:100 i.e. 111.3 men to 100 women (1.113).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 42.

Thomaston's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Thomaston population: 50.53% are White and 49.47% are Black or African American.
Thomaston's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 469 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thomaston is White with a population of 237 (50.53% of the total population).

Thomaston's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 424 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Thomaston's population increased by 35 (9.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thomaston's population decreased by 98 (23.11%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Thomaston's population was lowest in year 2022 at 319.