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Thomaston, ME

2,055 Population
2.1 square miles 971.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

60.4 ±7.7 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Knox County: 49.5 ±0.4
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,869 ±$6,136 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Knox County: $44,763 ±$1,917
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,133 ±$9,043 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Knox County: $74,096 ±$3,739
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.9% ±5.3% (183  ±113) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Knox County: 8.2% † 3,211 (±1.3% / ±495)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

12.9 minutes ±5.1 (9,850  ±2,680) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Knox County: 19.6 311,550 (±0.8 / ±21,559)
  • about half the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,072 ±159 Number of households
  • Knox County: 18,484 ±485
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0.1 (2,032  ±309) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Knox County: 2.1 39,196 (±0.1 / ±161)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.5% ±10.3% (14  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Knox County: 2.8% † 211 (±1% / ±71)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,152 ±168 Number of housing units
  • Knox County: 24,564 ±110
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$269,500 ±$13,876 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Knox County: $324,900 ±$14,707
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

23.1% ±17.4% (471  ±363) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Knox County: 9.7% † 3,955 (±1.6% / ±651.3)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.5% ±13.5% (1,593  ±304.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Knox County: 94.8% 29,947 (±3.4% / ±1,064.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28.7% ±9.1% (478  ±163.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Knox County: 39.7% 12,553 (±2.2% / ±679.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.2% ±1.6% (46  ±33) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Knox County: 3.1% 1,283
  • about half the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±2.3% (88  ±40) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Knox County: 8.7% † 2,953 (±1% / ±329)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
88 Total veterans ±40 87 Male ±40 1 Female ±3

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