Jemison vs Thorsby

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

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

Jemison has the higher population (2,728 vs 2,601 in Thorsby). Thorsby has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $54,468 in Jemison). Thorsby has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $145,900 in Jemison).

Population, income & housing

	Jemison	Thorsby
Population	2,728	2,601
Median age	35.5 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,468	$77,500
Median home value	$145,900	$186,000
Median gross rent	$1,000	—
Housing units	1,122	886
Homeownership rate	78.4%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jemison	Thorsby
Population	2,630 → 2,728 (+3.7%)	1,941 → 2,601 (+34.0%)
Median household income	$46,328 → $54,468 (+17.6%)	$58,295 → $77,500 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$109,500 → $145,900 (+33.2%)	$116,800 → $186,000 (+59.2%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $1,000 (+36.2%)	—

Jemison

Population

2,6302,728

Median household income

$46,328$54,468

Median home value

$109,500$145,900

Median gross rent

$734$1,000

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)

	Jemison	Thorsby
Under 5	7.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	20.2%	17.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	8.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	23.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	7.5%
75 and over	5.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jemison	Thorsby
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	83.4%
Black or African American	15.0%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jemison	Thorsby
No high school diploma	12.5%	18.2%
High school graduate	45.2%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jemison	Thorsby
Drove alone	80.3%	81.9%
Carpooled	13.5%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	11.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jemison	Thorsby
1-unit, detached	77.9%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Jemison	Thorsby
Poverty rate	9.6%	9.3%
Average household size	2.58	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	1975	1990