Demographics of Thomasville city, North Carolina

Thomasville city, North Carolina had 27,733 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +657 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Thomasville city, in four figures

27,733
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,321 ±187.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +657 people.; 38.3 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,935 ±$5,404
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Thomasville city, North Carolina's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Thomasville city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Thomasville city, North Carolina's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Thomasville city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	27,076	100.0	100.0
2021	27,168	100.3	100.2
2022	27,257	100.7	100.7
2023	27,409	101.2	101.6
2024	27,644	102.1	102.5
2025	27,733	102.4	103.1

Population of Thomasville city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	27,076	—
2021	27,168	+92
2022	27,257	+89
2023	27,409	+152
2024	27,644	+235
2025	27,733	+89

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±1.8: for men 36.4 ±3.6 and for women 40.9 ±5.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Thomasville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,320 ±337	4.8% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,839 ±730	17.7% ±2.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,948 ±466	7.1% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,678 ±797	28.1% ±2.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,856 ±698	25.1% ±2.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,680 ±638	17.1% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,935 ±$5,404, and income per person $28,348 ±$2,132, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Thomasville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,449 ±539	21.8% ±4.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,300 ±452	20.4% ±3.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,101 ±403	18.7% ±3.4	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,138 ±409	19.0% ±3.5	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,759 ±386	15.6% ±3.3	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	352 ±170	3.1% ±1.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	53 to 253	0.5% to 2.2%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Thomasville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	4,355 ±1,022	16.3% ±3.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,320 ±445	22.1% ±6.8	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,174 ±541	14.7% ±3.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	861 ±305	14.2% ±4.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Thomasville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Thomasville city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	12,167 ±572	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±2.4	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±2.7	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.4% ±4.4	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.6% ±4.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$179,300 ±$8,099	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$879 ±$56	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±4	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Thomasville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,478 ±1,007	16.4% ±3.7	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,299 ±977	56.0% ±3.6	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,348 ±645	19.6% ±2.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	36 to 400	0.1% to 1.5%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	46 to 208	0.2% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 177	0% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,763 ±531	6.5% ±1.9	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Thomasville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	18,272 ±896	66.9% ±3.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,608 ±918	24.2% ±3.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	35 to 183	0.1% to 0.7%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,332 ±501	8.5% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	932 ±278	3.4% ±1.0	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,400 ±420	5.1% ±1.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Thomasville city among the places of North Carolina

43rd of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Thomasville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Leland town	29,607 ±35
Clayton town	29,320 ±32
Kernersville town	27,830 ±518
Asheboro city	27,580 ±48
Mint Hill town	27,556 ±100
Thomasville city	27,321 ±187
Waxhaw town	22,275 ±38
Shelby city	22,100 ±41
Clemmons village	21,871 ±34
Carrboro town	21,204 ±51
Knightdale town	20,214 ±47

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026