Thomaston vs Yatesville

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

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

Thomaston has the higher population (9,798 vs 402 in Yatesville). Yatesville has the higher median household income ($73,438 vs $36,571 in Thomaston). Thomaston has the higher median home value ($146,100 vs $137,500 in Yatesville).

Population, income & housing

	Thomaston	Yatesville
Population	9,798	402
Median age	38.0 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,571	$73,438
Median home value	$146,100	$137,500
Median gross rent	$700	$860
Housing units	4,646	205
Homeownership rate	37.0%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thomaston	Yatesville
Population	8,774 → 9,798 (+11.7%)	387 → 402 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$28,906 → $36,571 (+26.5%)	$41,875 → $73,438 (+75.4%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $146,100 (+64.3%)	$83,200 → $137,500 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$626 → $700 (+11.8%)	$697 → $860 (+23.4%)

Thomaston

Population

8,7749,798

Median household income

$28,906$36,571

Median home value

$88,900$146,100

Median gross rent

$626$700

Yatesville

Population

387402

Median household income

$41,875$73,438

Median home value

$83,200$137,500

Median gross rent

$697$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Thomaston	Yatesville
Under 5	6.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.0%	6.7%
18 to 24	5.4%	1.7%
25 to 34	16.2%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	8.6%	15.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	21.6%
65 to 74	9.6%	15.9%
75 and over	8.3%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thomaston	Yatesville
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	90.8%
Black or African American	36.2%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thomaston	Yatesville
No high school diploma	15.7%	7.0%
High school graduate	35.4%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thomaston	Yatesville
Drove alone	79.3%	88.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	2.1%
Other means	2.4%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thomaston	Yatesville
1-unit, detached	65.3%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	21.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Thomaston	Yatesville
Poverty rate	34.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1964	1970