About Thomaston

Thomaston is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 390 people and just one neighborhood, Thomaston is the 330th largest community in Alabama.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Thomaston is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.7% of the Thomaston workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Thomaston is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Thomaston who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.73%), management occupations (5.67%), and teaching (5.67%).

One downside of living in Thomaston is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Thomaston, the average commute to work is 36.09 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Thomaston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Thomaston Information and Demographics

The citizens of Thomaston are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.89% of adults in Thomaston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Thomaston in 2000 was $13,390, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $53,560 for a family of four.

Thomaston is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thomaston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Thomaston is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Thomaston include European, German, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Thomaston is English. Some people also speak Spanish.