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Population (year 2000): 4,649. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,552 (-2.1% change)
Males: 2,123 (45.7%), Females: 2,526 (54.3%)
Clarke County
Zip code:
36784
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $26,549 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,500 (year 2000)
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
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%).
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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Thomasville:
- KEY FIELD (about 76 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 91 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 92 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
MOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thomasville:
- PINE HILL MUNI (about 13 miles; PINE HILL, AL; ID:
71A)
- GROVE HILL MUNI (about 16 miles; GROVE HILL, AL; ID:
3A0)
- FREDDIE JONES FIELD (about 25 miles; LINDEN, AL; ID:
70A)
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; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 89 miles; MOBILE,
AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 97 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 97 miles;
FAIRHOPE, AL; FT enrollment: 5,582)
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)
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)
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