Camden vs Thomaston

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

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

Camden has the higher population (3,665 vs 2,021 in Thomaston). Camden has the higher median household income ($80,897 vs $48,563 in Thomaston). Camden has the higher median home value ($473,800 vs $258,700 in Thomaston).

Population, income & housing

	Camden	Thomaston
Population	3,665	2,021
Median age	53.3 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,897	$48,563
Median home value	$473,800	$258,700
Median gross rent	$1,064	$861
Housing units	2,310	1,098
Homeownership rate	62.9%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden	Thomaston
Population	3,468 → 3,665 (+5.7%)	1,967 → 2,021 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$63,683 → $80,897 (+27.0%)	$53,349 → $48,563 (-9.0%)
Median home value	$350,500 → $473,800 (+35.2%)	$181,400 → $258,700 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$941 → $1,064 (+13.1%)	$744 → $861 (+15.7%)

Camden

Population

3,4683,665

Median household income

$63,683$80,897

Median home value

$350,500$473,800

Median gross rent

$941$1,064

Thomaston

Population

1,9672,021

Median household income

$53,349$48,563

Median home value

$181,400$258,700

Median gross rent

$744$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camden	Thomaston
Under 5	2.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	19.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	3.5%	2.7%
25 to 34	2.2%	9.7%
35 to 44	7.8%	7.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	13.4%	24.6%
75 and over	24.3%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden	Thomaston
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden	Thomaston
No high school diploma	3.6%	9.3%
High school graduate	11.8%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	42.3%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden	Thomaston
Drove alone	54.8%	84.6%
Carpooled	14.2%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden	Thomaston
1-unit, detached	61.4%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	19.4%	18.3%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	10.2%
20 or more units	6.9%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Camden	Thomaston
Poverty rate	9.0%	11.5%
Average household size	2.06	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1970	1938