Rockland vs Thomaston

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

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

Rockland has the higher population (6,991 vs 2,021 in Thomaston). Rockland has the higher median household income ($55,276 vs $48,563 in Thomaston). Thomaston has the higher median home value ($258,700 vs $234,400 in Rockland).

Population, income & housing

	Rockland	Thomaston
Population	6,991	2,021
Median age	45.8 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,276	$48,563
Median home value	$234,400	$258,700
Median gross rent	$986	$861
Housing units	4,073	1,098
Homeownership rate	63.1%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rockland	Thomaston
Population	7,178 → 6,991 (-2.6%)	1,967 → 2,021 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$44,156 → $55,276 (+25.2%)	$53,349 → $48,563 (-9.0%)
Median home value	$172,800 → $234,400 (+35.6%)	$181,400 → $258,700 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $986 (+26.1%)	$744 → $861 (+15.7%)

Rockland

Population

7,1786,991

Median household income

$44,156$55,276

Median home value

$172,800$234,400

Median gross rent

$782$986

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)

	Rockland	Thomaston
Under 5	2.2%	2.1%
5 to 17	11.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	2.7%
25 to 34	16.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	7.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	18.6%	17.5%
65 to 74	15.4%	24.6%
75 and over	7.9%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rockland	Thomaston
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	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	2.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rockland	Thomaston
No high school diploma	9.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	31.3%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rockland	Thomaston
Drove alone	60.9%	84.6%
Carpooled	10.8%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rockland	Thomaston
1-unit, detached	53.8%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	21.0%	18.3%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	10.2%
20 or more units	7.5%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Rockland	Thomaston
Poverty rate	9.1%	11.5%
Average household size	2.00	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	12	16
Median year structure built	1951	1938