St. George vs Thomas

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

St. George 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 145 in St. George). St. George has the higher median household income ($87,557 vs $55,500 in Thomas). St. George has the higher median home value ($801,100 vs $158,900 in Thomas).

Population, income & housing

	St. George	Thomas
Population	145	614
Median age	39.0 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$87,557	$55,500
Median home value	$801,100	$158,900
Median gross rent	—	$818
Housing units	55	300
Homeownership rate	63.6%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. George	Thomas
Population	161 → 145 (-9.9%)	548 → 614 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$31,029 → $87,557 (+182.2%)	$38,750 → $55,500 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$241,700 → $801,100 (+231.4%)	$91,100 → $158,900 (+74.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$554 → $818 (+47.7%)

St. George

Population

161145

Median household income

$31,029$87,557

Median home value

$241,700$801,100

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)

	St. George	Thomas
Under 5	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	30.3%	10.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	33.1%	10.1%
45 to 54	15.2%	5.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	4.8%	23.3%
75 and over	2.8%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. George	Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. George	Thomas
No high school diploma	4.0%	10.1%
High school graduate	66.3%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	8.9%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. George	Thomas
Drove alone	68.1%	61.1%
Carpooled	6.6%	12.1%
Public transit	5.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	18.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. George	Thomas
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	St. George	Thomas
Poverty rate	17.2%	17.2%
Average household size	2.64	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	38	17
Median year structure built	1996	1938