Thomasville vs Whatley

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

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

Thomasville has the higher population (3,668 vs 285 in Whatley). Whatley has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $43,669 in Thomasville). Since 2019, Whatley's population has grown faster (+1.8% vs -6.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Thomasville	Whatley
Population	3,668	285
Median age	36.9 yrs	22.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,669	$71,250
Median home value	$177,000	—
Median gross rent	$864	—
Housing units	1,902	215
Homeownership rate	52.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	31.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thomasville	Whatley
Population	3,928 → 3,668 (-6.6%)	280 → 285 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$40,276 → $43,669 (+8.4%)	—
Median home value	$156,100 → $177,000 (+13.4%)	$85,600 → $163,400 (+90.9%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $864 (+59.7%)	—

Thomasville

Population

3,9283,668

Median household income

$40,276$43,669

Median home value

$156,100$177,000

Median gross rent

$541$864

Whatley

Population

280285

Median home value

$85,600$163,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Thomasville	Whatley
Under 5	4.7%	21.1%
5 to 17	23.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	36.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.2%	8.4%
55 to 64	8.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	5.3%
75 and over	8.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thomasville	Whatley
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	90.5%
Black or African American	59.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thomasville	Whatley
No high school diploma	4.5%	22.5%
High school graduate	54.0%	62.5%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thomasville	Whatley
Drove alone	85.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thomasville	Whatley
1-unit, detached	69.8%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	33.0%

Poverty & households

	Thomasville	Whatley
Poverty rate	19.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.64	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1980	1983