Hambleton vs Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of Hambleton and Thomas: population, income, housing, and more.

Hambleton and Thomas are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thomas has the higher population (614 vs 204 in Hambleton). Thomas has the higher median household income ($55,500 vs $45,938 in Hambleton). Thomas has the higher median home value ($158,900 vs $96,000 in Hambleton).

Population, income & housing

	Hambleton	Thomas
Population	204	614
Median age	55.5 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,938	$55,500
Median home value	$96,000	$158,900
Median gross rent	—	$818
Housing units	110	300
Homeownership rate	92.3%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.3%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hambleton	Thomas
Population	169 → 204 (+20.7%)	548 → 614 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$35,179 → $45,938 (+30.6%)	$38,750 → $55,500 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $96,000 (+32.8%)	$91,100 → $158,900 (+74.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$554 → $818 (+47.7%)

Hambleton

Population

169204

Median household income

$35,179$45,938

Median home value

$72,300$96,000

Thomas

Population

548614

Median household income

$38,750$55,500

Median home value

$91,100$158,900

Median gross rent

$554$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hambleton	Thomas
Under 5	0.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	11.3%	10.3%
18 to 24	9.8%	4.6%
25 to 34	2.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	13.7%	5.9%
55 to 64	15.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	15.7%	23.3%
75 and over	20.6%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hambleton	Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	99.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hambleton	Thomas
No high school diploma	10.6%	10.1%
High school graduate	58.8%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hambleton	Thomas
Drove alone	86.1%	61.1%
Carpooled	2.5%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	18.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hambleton	Thomas
1-unit, detached	90.0%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Hambleton	Thomas
Poverty rate	7.1%	17.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1976	1938