Thomaston, AL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Thomaston	Alabama	National
Income per capita	$52,560	$36,385	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$66,002	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$82,217	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$38,646	$52,080
Median earnings male	$99,100	$49,826	$54,343
Median earnings female	$75,519	$33,733	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.8%	18.4%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Thomaston is 17% higher than the national average
The median household income in Thomaston is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Thomaston is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Thomaston is 35% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

$43,996 $66,002 $132,004

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Thomaston median earnings by income bracket

Thomaston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.2%	14.2%
Manufacturing sector	14.9%	14.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.4%	7.4%
Public administration	5.4%	5.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	27.7%	27.7%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	17.6%	17.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Providence, AL	124	$83,029	2.1%
Sweet Water, AL	219	$80,909	0.5%
Dayton, AL	57	$56,848	30.1%
Linden, AL	1,885	$50,182	38.3%
Uniontown, AL	1,981	$28,751	64.7%
Thomaston, AL	428	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tyonek, AK	428	$56,579	30.4%
Newville, AL	428	$45,001	44.7%
Fulton, CA	428	$0	100.0%
Rio Oso, CA	428	$195,788	140.7%
Casey, IA	428	$68,462	15.8%
Thomaston, AL	428	$0	100.0%

Source: The Thomaston, AL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.