Alton vs Thomasville

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

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

Alton has the higher population (647 vs 35 in Thomasville).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Thomasville
Population	647	35
Median age	37.2 yrs	10.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,606	—
Median home value	$117,100	—
Median gross rent	$594	—
Housing units	301	23
Homeownership rate	61.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Thomasville
Population	628 → 647 (+3.0%)	0 → 35 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$19,219 → $47,606 (+147.7%)	—
Median home value	$80,000 → $117,100 (+46.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$456 → $594 (+30.3%)	—

Alton

Population

628647

Median household income

$19,219$47,606

Median home value

$80,000$117,100

Median gross rent

$456$594

Thomasville

Population

035

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Thomasville
Under 5	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	51.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	20.7%	25.7%
45 to 54	7.6%	22.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	0.0%
75 and over	10.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Thomasville
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Thomasville
No high school diploma	12.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.7%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Thomasville
Drove alone	75.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.3%	0.0%
Public transit	4.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Thomasville
1-unit, detached	77.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Thomasville
Poverty rate	18.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.09	4.38
Mean commute (minutes)	15	—
Median year structure built	1972	—