Thomasville is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 27,435 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Thomasville is the 38th largest community in North Carolina.
Also of interest is that Thomasville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.87% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
As is often the case in a small city, Thomasville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Thomasville rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.56% of adults 25 and older in Thomasville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Thomasville in 2022 was $27,139, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,556 for a family of four. However, Thomasville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Thomasville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Thomasville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thomasville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Thomasville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.91% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Thomasville include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Thomasville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.