COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thomaston vs Great Neck
PLACE A
Thomaston, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Great Neck, New York
Thomaston is 82% smaller than Great Neck. Great Neck earns more, with a median household income $85,848 higher. Great Neck has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -2%).
THOMASTONGREAT NECKDIFFERENCE
Total population2,05511,141−82% vs Great Neck
Population density9718,415−7,443
Population growth-2.1%11.6%−13.7 pts
Median age60.438.6+21.8
Male41.9%51.0%−9.1 pts
Female58.1%49.0%+9.1 pts
Foreign-born2.2%30.7%−28.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.8%69.1%+22.7 pts
Black0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.1%10.2%−5.2 pts
Asian0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
Other3.2%4.3%−1.1 pts
Median household income$52,133$137,981−$85,848
Per capita income$31,869$56,971−$25,102
Poverty rate8.9%6.6%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.455−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%53.2%−24.5 pts
Graduate degree16.5%25.3%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%6.7%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation50.6%55.7%−5.1 pts
Median home value$269,500$968,500−$699,000
Median gross rent$1,119$1,807−$688
Owner-occupied70.3%70.6%−0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.9%7.4%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households54.1%55.9%−1.8 pts
Average commute12.938.8−25.9
Worked from home4.9%14.2%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%27.0%−27.0 pts
Uninsured2.2%2.5%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024