Clanton vs Thorsby

A side-by-side comparison of Clanton and Thorsby: population, income, housing, and more.

Clanton and Thorsby are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clanton has the higher population (8,862 vs 2,601 in Thorsby). Thorsby has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $49,952 in Clanton). Thorsby has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $158,200 in Clanton).

Population, income & housing

	Clanton	Thorsby
Population	8,862	2,601
Median age	39.9 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,952	$77,500
Median home value	$158,200	$186,000
Median gross rent	$948	—
Housing units	3,919	886
Homeownership rate	65.3%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clanton	Thorsby
Population	8,700 → 8,862 (+1.9%)	1,941 → 2,601 (+34.0%)
Median household income	$44,782 → $49,952 (+11.5%)	$58,295 → $77,500 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$131,700 → $158,200 (+20.1%)	$116,800 → $186,000 (+59.2%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $948 (+38.4%)	—

Clanton

Population

8,7008,862

Median household income

$44,782$49,952

Median home value

$131,700$158,200

Median gross rent

$685$948

Thorsby

Population

1,9412,601

Median household income

$58,295$77,500

Median home value

$116,800$186,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clanton	Thorsby
Under 5	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	8.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	23.9%
45 to 54	13.4%	8.5%
55 to 64	8.6%	13.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	7.5%
75 and over	10.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clanton	Thorsby
White (non-Hispanic)	70.4%	83.4%
Black or African American	13.0%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clanton	Thorsby
No high school diploma	9.9%	18.2%
High school graduate	35.8%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clanton	Thorsby
Drove alone	82.1%	81.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	11.2%
Other means	0.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clanton	Thorsby
1-unit, detached	70.0%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Clanton	Thorsby
Poverty rate	12.3%	9.3%
Average household size	2.25	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1977	1990