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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Thomaston is $22,249, which is lower than the state average of $25,385 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Thomaston median household income is $47,538, which has grown by 55.61% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 23.03% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Thomaston residents spend 17.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #61

Thomaston, ME	22,249 USD
Maine	25,385 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thomaston, ME	23,846 USD
Maine	26,676 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thomaston, ME	40,585 USD
Maine	32,166 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thomaston, ME	15,862 USD
Maine	21,851 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #39

Thomaston, ME	47,538 USD
Maine	46,933 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Thomaston, ME	47,627 USD
Maine	60,036 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #10

Thomaston, ME	55.61%
Maine	23.03%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Thomaston, ME		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.63%	$6,976, see rank	27.40%	$12,414	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	32.12%	$12,750, see rank	31.63%	$14,720	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	6.01%	$3,571, see rank	4.62%	$2,952	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	15.65%	$7,460, see rank	18.75%	$18,764	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Thomaston, ME	54,779 USD
Maine	58,185 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Thomaston, ME	56,131 USD
Maine	71,146 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Thomaston, ME	Maine	U.S.
White	$46,979, see rank	$47,412	$54,999

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Thomaston, ME	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$37,396, see rank	$26,999	$26,465
25 to 44	$50,268, see rank	$52,645	$57,132
45 to 64	$61,944, see rank	$56,734	$63,398
65 or over	$21,667, see rank	$29,733	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Thomaston, ME	%	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,703	see rank	1,083,357	238,733,844
Male¹	805	47.27%, see rank	48.40%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	614	76.27%, see rank	69.92%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.57%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	614	76.27%, see rank	69.34%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	550	89.58%, see rank	92.66%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	64	10.42%, see rank	7.34%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	191	23.73%, see rank	30.08%	29.08%
Female¹	898	52.73%, see rank	51.60%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	567	63.14%, see rank	60.83%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	567	63.14%, see rank	60.78%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	530	93.47%, see rank	94.36%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	37	6.53%, see rank	5.64%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	331	36.86%, see rank	39.17%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Thomaston, ME	%	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,053	100%	641,796	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	844	80.15%, see rank	78.63%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	44	4.18%, see rank	10.08%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.64%	4.94%
Walked	60	5.70%, see rank	4.05%	2.85%
Other Means	24	2.28%, see rank	1.53%	1.72%
Worked at Home	81	7.69%, see rank	5.07%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Thomaston, ME	17.4 minutes
Maine	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Thomaston, ME	%	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,080	-	657,556	141,833,331
Male¹	550	50.93%, see rank	51.24%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	200	36.36%, see rank	29.25%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	105	19.09%, see rank	13.18%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	83	15.09%, see rank	16.88%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24	4.36%, see rank	2.75%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	65	11.82%, see rank	12.20%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	54	9.82%, see rank	18.97%	18.08%
Female¹	530	49.07%, see rank	48.76%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	223	42.08%, see rank	39.42%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	170	32.08%, see rank	22.10%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	112	21.13%, see rank	32.46%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	25	4.72%, see rank	4.99%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Thomaston, ME	%	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,080	100%	657,556	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	35	3.24%, see rank	2.47%	1.86%
Construction	100	9.26%, see rank	7.70%	7.13%
Manufacturing	107	9.91%, see rank	10.10%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	27	2.50%, see rank	2.70%	3.06%
Retail Trade	81	7.50%, see rank	13.57%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11	1.02%, see rank	3.98%	5.07%
Information	15	1.39%, see rank	2.08%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	36	3.33%, see rank	6.14%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	60	5.56%, see rank	8.34%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	329	30.46%, see rank	26.08%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	142	13.15%, see rank	8.14%	8.86%
Public Administration	11	1.02%, see rank	4.19%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	126	11.67%, see rank	4.52%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Thomaston, ME	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	276	13.17%, see rank	12.57%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	45	8.14%, see rank	8.44%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.