Thomaston is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 7,468 people and two associated neighborhoods, Thomaston is the 115th largest community in Connecticut. Much of the housing stock in Thomaston was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Also of interest is that Thomaston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The citizens of Thomaston are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.35% of adults in Thomaston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Thomaston in 2018 was $53,556, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $214,224 for a family of four.

Thomaston is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thomaston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thomaston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Thomaston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Thomaston include Italian, Irish, English, Polish, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Thomaston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.