Thomasville is home to 27,321 people in North Carolina. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Growth has run 38% since 2000, or 7,533 more people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $179,300. Renters pay $879 a month at the median. Density works out to 1,619 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,935, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Thomasville
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants49.6% → 62.4%(+12.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.8% → 15.3%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share27.6% → 19.6%(−8.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Thomasville's population equals 16% of Davidson County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 24% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 11% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)41.5%(689)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(314)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22%(365)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(80)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,659 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Thomasville, decade by decade
Thomasville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,915
$52,211
$112,563
9.8%
51.8
2000
19,788
$56,420
$144,639
9.6%
61.3
2010
26,757
$50,794
$151,769
13.0%
67.9
2020
27,183
$51,217
$143,021
13.8%
75.8
2024
27,321
$60,935
$179,300
15.3%
77.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
