Jackson vs Thomasville

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson and Thomasville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jackson has the higher population (4,654 vs 3,668 in Thomasville). Jackson has the higher median household income ($46,250 vs $43,669 in Thomasville). Thomasville has the higher median home value ($177,000 vs $121,000 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Thomasville
Population	4,654	3,668
Median age	44.4 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$43,669
Median home value	$121,000	$177,000
Median gross rent	$626	$864
Housing units	2,151	1,902
Homeownership rate	72.7%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	21.4%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Thomasville
Population	4,781 → 4,654 (-2.7%)	3,928 → 3,668 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$40,651 → $46,250 (+13.8%)	$40,276 → $43,669 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$122,300 → $121,000 (-1.1%)	$156,100 → $177,000 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$569 → $626 (+10.0%)	$541 → $864 (+59.7%)

Jackson

Population

4,7814,654

Median household income

$40,651$46,250

Median home value

$122,300$121,000

Median gross rent

$569$626

Thomasville

Population

3,9283,668

Median household income

$40,276$43,669

Median home value

$156,100$177,000

Median gross rent

$541$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Thomasville
Under 5	5.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	23.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	5.3%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	9.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	16.2%
55 to 64	17.2%	8.6%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.5%
75 and over	10.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Thomasville
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	37.4%
Black or African American	46.0%	59.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Thomasville
No high school diploma	10.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	43.0%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Thomasville
Drove alone	87.9%	85.6%
Carpooled	4.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	9.5%
Other means	5.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Thomasville
1-unit, detached	75.2%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	2.2%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Thomasville
Poverty rate	27.9%	19.4%
Average household size	2.79	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	15	30
Median year structure built	1975	1980