Thomaston, CT

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,988
US Senator
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Murphy
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
47.4
7.78% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.17%
47.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$79,674
2.44% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$246,300
3.97% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,015
6.71% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Thomaston, CT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Thomaston, CT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Thomaston, CT was $246,300, and the homeownership rate was 56.6%.

Most people in Thomaston, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Thomaston, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Thomaston, CT is home to a population of 1.99k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.35% of Thomaston, CT residents were born outside of the country (166 people).

In 2024, there were 4.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.41k people) in Thomaston, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 288 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 127 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
99.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Thomaston, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Thomaston, CT was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Thomaston, CT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.41k ± 392
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    288 ± 225
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    127 ± 114
3.57%
Hispanic Population
71 people

In 2024, there were 4.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.41k people) in Thomaston, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 288 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 127 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.57% of the people in Thomaston, CT are hispanic (71 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Thomaston, CT as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.
Most Common Origin
  1. Jamaica
    43,924 ± 5,114 people
  2. India
    39,213 ± 4,835 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    30,541 ± 4,272 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 43,924 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,213 and Dominican Republic with 30,541.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.35%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
166 people
8.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
168 people

As of 2024, 8.35% of Thomaston, CT residents (166 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Thomaston, CT was 8.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    42 ± 41
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    20 ± 40
  3. Korea
    12 ± 24

Thomaston, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Thomaston, CT employs 1.02k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Thomaston, CT were Manufacturing (262 people), Public Administration (108 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (104 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($82,813), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,265), and Public Administration ($74,097).

Employment

Occupations

1.02k
2024 Value
± 272
−6.71%
1 Year decline
± 40.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Thomaston, CT declined at a rate of −6.71%, from 1.09k employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Thomaston, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (206 people), Management Occupations (203 people), and Production Occupations (99 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Thomaston, CT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.02k
2024 Value
± 272
−6.71%
1 Year decline
± 40.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Thomaston, CT declined at a rate of −6.71%, from 1.09k employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Thomaston, CT, are Manufacturing (262 people), Public Administration (108 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (104 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Thomaston, CT, though some of these residents may live in Thomaston, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$68,893
Median earning men ± $8,310
$49,507
Median earning women ± $24,460

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($160,556), Manufacturing ($82,273), and Retail Trade ($68,689).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($77,713), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($74,643), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($33,333).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.67M people employed in Connecticut. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Connecticut.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing the state of Connecticut. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Thomaston, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (56.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41.9%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.812%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Connecticut for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

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Richard Blumenthal
Senator from Connecticut3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Chris Murphy
Senator from Connecticut1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing Connecticut.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Connecticut over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Thomaston, CT was $246,300 in 2024, which is 0.74 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $236,900 to $246,300, a 3.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Thomaston, CT is 56.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Thomaston, CT have an average commute time of 17.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Thomaston, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$246,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$32,436
$578
Median Property Taxes
±$190

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Thomaston, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Thomaston, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

56.6%
Homeownership
2024
73.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.6% of the housing units in Thomaston, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$79,674
Median Household Income
± $18,104
1.02k
Number of Households
± 273

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.02k households in Thomaston, CT declined from $79,674 from the previous year's value of $81,667.

The following chart displays the households in Thomaston, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Thomaston, CT is from Connecticut.
0.498
2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut
0.501
2022 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2023, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.641% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.9%)
  3. Walked (7.67%)

In 2024, 74.7% of workers in Thomaston, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.9%) and those who walked to work (7.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Thomaston, CT have a shorter commute time (17.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Thomaston, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Thomaston, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Thomaston, CT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Thomaston, CT (122 out of 1.98k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Thomaston, CT is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.8% of the population of Thomaston, CT has health coverage, with 54% on employee plans, 21.3% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 6.79% on non-group plans, and 3.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see 1,209 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,209 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 195 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.4% were men and 47.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.8% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.4% were men and 47.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

2.16%
Uninsured
54%
Employer Coverage
21.3%
Medicaid
12.6%
Medicare
6.79%
Non-Group
3.12%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Thomaston, CT grew by 114% from 1.01% to 2.16%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Thomaston, CT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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