Moving to Thomasville, Alabama
Population: 4,649. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,552 (-2.1% change)
Males: 2,123 (45.7%), Females: 2,526 (54.3%)
Clarke County
Zip code: 36784
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $26,549
Median house value: $81,500
Population by Race
Races in Thomasville:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.1%)
- Black (46.3%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (18.1%), English (6.4%), Irish (4.1%), German (2.2%), French (1.2%).
Elevation: 389 feet
Land area: 8.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Thomasville
- High school or higher: 74.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Thomasville city
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 51.1%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 9.1%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +269 (+6.1%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Thomasville:
- THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (33700 HIGHWAY 43)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Thomasville:
- GROVE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GROVE HILL, AL)
- JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; JACKSON, AL)
- J PAUL JONES HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; CAMDEN, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thomasville:
- KEY FIELD (about 76 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Abbreviation: MEI)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 91 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 92 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: MOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thomasville:
- PINE HILL MUNI (about 13 miles; PINE HILL, AL; Abbreviation: 71A)
- GROVE HILL MUNI (about 16 miles; GROVE HILL, AL; Abbreviation: 3A0)
- FREDDIE JONES FIELD (about 25 miles; LINDEN, AL; Abbreviation: 70A)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thomasville:
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 89 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 97 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 97 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
Schools
Public high school in Thomasville:
- THOMASVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 459; Location: 777 GATES DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Thomasville:
- THOMASVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 671; Location: 300 QUINCY INGRAM ST; Grades: KG – 04)
- THOMASVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 518; Location: 781 GATES DR; Grades: 05 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Thomasville:
- THOMASVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $88,761; Location: 1401 MOSELEY DRIVE; 15,206 books; 455 audio materials; 418 video materials; 33 serial subscriptions)