Parsons vs Thomas

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

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

Parsons has the higher population (1,481 vs 614 in Thomas). Thomas has the higher median household income ($55,500 vs $44,375 in Parsons). Thomas has the higher median home value ($158,900 vs $101,500 in Parsons).

Population, income & housing

	Parsons	Thomas
Population	1,481	614
Median age	46.6 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,375	$55,500
Median home value	$101,500	$158,900
Median gross rent	$808	$818
Housing units	661	300
Homeownership rate	72.5%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	20.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parsons	Thomas
Population	1,592 → 1,481 (-7.0%)	548 → 614 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $44,375 (-5.3%)	$38,750 → $55,500 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $101,500 (+24.4%)	$91,100 → $158,900 (+74.4%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $808 (+50.2%)	$554 → $818 (+47.7%)

Parsons

Population

1,5921,481

Median household income

$46,875$44,375

Median home value

$81,600$101,500

Median gross rent

$538$808

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)

	Parsons	Thomas
Under 5	5.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.4%	10.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	5.9%
55 to 64	17.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	23.3%
75 and over	10.9%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parsons	Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	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	6.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parsons	Thomas
No high school diploma	16.5%	10.1%
High school graduate	48.4%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parsons	Thomas
Drove alone	72.2%	61.1%
Carpooled	17.7%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	18.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parsons	Thomas
1-unit, detached	71.4%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	9.3%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Parsons	Thomas
Poverty rate	21.3%	17.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	35	17
Median year structure built	1970	1938