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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Thomaston is $29,444, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Thomaston median household income is $45,069. On average Thomaston residents spend 20.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 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, #104

Thomaston, CT	29,444 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thomaston, CT	33,964 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thomaston, CT	47,866 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thomaston, CT	30,750 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #124

Thomaston, CT	45,069 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Thomaston, CT	58,481 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Thomaston, CT	2.09%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Thomaston, CT median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Connecticut and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.78%	$2,513, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.16%	$18,898, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.94%	$22,075, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.85%	$19,927, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Thomaston, CT	77,833 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Thomaston, CT	78,525 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Thomaston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$47,781, see rank	$75,804	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Thomaston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$115,625, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,054, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$32,857, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Thomaston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,537, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	662, 43.07%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	462, 69.79%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	462, 69.79%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	419, 90.69%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	43, 9.31%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	200, 30.21%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	875, 56.93%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	541, 61.83%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	541, 61.83%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	541, 100.00%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	334, 38.17%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Thomaston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	922, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	762, 82.65%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	75, 8.13%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	13, 1.41%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	65, 7.05%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 0.76%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Thomaston, CT	20.4 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Thomaston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	960	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	419, 43.65%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	171, 40.81%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	58, 13.84%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	55, 13.13%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34, 8.11%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	52, 12.41%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	541, 56.35%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	161, 29.76%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	148, 27.36%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	133, 24.58%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	99, 18.30%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

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, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	960, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	32, 3.33%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	113, 11.77%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	21, 2.19%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	109, 11.35%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	21, 2.19%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	48, 5.00%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	79, 8.23%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	309, 32.19%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	93, 9.69%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	37, 3.85%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	98, 10.21%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Thomaston, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	111	6.48%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17	3.94%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.