COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thomaston vs Bath
PLACE A
Thomaston, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Bath, Pennsylvania
Thomaston is 29% smaller than Bath. Bath earns more, with a median household income $20,258 higher. Bath has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
THOMASTONBATHDIFFERENCE
Total population2,0552,903−29% vs Bath
Population density9713,215−2,244
Population growth-2.1%4.3%−6.4 pts
Median age60.432.9+27.5
Male41.9%50.9%−9.0 pts
Female58.1%49.1%+9.0 pts
Foreign-born2.2%5.8%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.8%71.2%+20.6 pts
Black0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.1%16.1%−11.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other3.2%2.0%+1.1 pts
Median household income$52,133$72,391−$20,258
Per capita income$31,869$36,312−$4,443
Poverty rate8.9%20.1%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.455−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%24.9%+3.7 pts
Graduate degree16.5%6.9%+9.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%5.1%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation50.6%65.8%−15.2 pts
Median home value$269,500$247,900+$21,600
Median gross rent$1,119$1,242−$123
Owner-occupied70.3%57.2%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.9%6.4%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households54.1%58.7%−4.6 pts
Average commute12.924.0−11.1
Worked from home4.9%9.5%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured2.2%9.6%−7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024