Providence vs Thomaston

A side-by-side comparison of Providence and Thomaston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Thomaston has the higher population (421 vs 101 in Providence). Thomaston has the higher median household income ($50,625 vs $48,750 in Providence). Providence has the higher median home value ($150,000 vs $82,100 in Thomaston).

Population, income & housing

	Providence	Thomaston
Population	101	421
Median age	65.9 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$50,625
Median home value	$150,000	$82,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,150
Housing units	95	254
Homeownership rate	89.7%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Providence	Thomaston
Population	158 → 101 (-36.1%)	380 → 421 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$57,250 → $48,750 (-14.8%)	$38,125 → $50,625 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $150,000 (+41.1%)	$61,800 → $82,100 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$932 → $1,150 (+23.4%)

Providence

Population

158101

Median household income

$57,250$48,750

Median home value

$106,300$150,000

Thomaston

Population

380421

Median household income

$38,125$50,625

Median home value

$61,800$82,100

Median gross rent

$932$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Providence	Thomaston
Under 5	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	1.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.6%
25 to 34	5.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	2.0%	18.3%
45 to 54	7.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	30.7%	16.6%
65 to 74	22.8%	11.6%
75 and over	30.7%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Providence	Thomaston
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	41.3%
Black or African American	5.9%	57.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Providence	Thomaston
No high school diploma	18.0%	9.8%
High school graduate	48.0%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Providence	Thomaston
Drove alone	96.7%	61.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	38.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Providence	Thomaston
1-unit, detached	61.1%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.9%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Providence	Thomaston
Poverty rate	17.8%	30.6%
Average household size	1.74	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1979	1968