Brookville vs Thomaston

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

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

Brookville has the higher population (2,944 vs 2,734 in Thomaston). Brookville has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $152,206 in Thomaston). Brookville has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,044,900 in Thomaston).

Population, income & housing

	Brookville	Thomaston
Population	2,944	2,734
Median age	25.7 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$152,206
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,044,900
Median gross rent	$2,023	$2,408
Housing units	854	1,051
Homeownership rate	91.9%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.8%	71.3%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookville	Thomaston
Population	3,586 → 2,944 (-17.9%)	2,629 → 2,734 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$128,889 → $152,206 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$1,952,900 → $2,000,001 (+2.4%)	$837,800 → $1,044,900 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,068 → $2,023 (-2.2%)	$2,239 → $2,408 (+7.5%)

Brookville

Population

3,5862,944

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,952,900$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,068$2,023

Thomaston

Population

2,6292,734

Median household income

$128,889$152,206

Median home value

$837,800$1,044,900

Median gross rent

$2,239$2,408

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookville	Thomaston
Under 5	4.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	13.8%	20.4%
18 to 24	31.5%	4.9%
25 to 34	5.5%	6.5%
35 to 44	7.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	15.9%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	4.9%	10.9%
75 and over	3.4%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookville	Thomaston
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	47.5%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.6%
Asian	17.2%	47.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookville	Thomaston
No high school diploma	2.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	9.0%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	10.9%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	49.4%	35.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookville	Thomaston
Drove alone	51.8%	50.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	2.6%
Public transit	4.9%	22.0%
Walked	12.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	22.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookville	Thomaston
1-unit, detached	96.6%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	24.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brookville	Thomaston
Poverty rate	5.2%	7.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	27	41
Median year structure built	1969	1952