Thomasville, North Carolina demographics

Thomasville, NC demographics: median age 38.3; 15.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Thomasville city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3767420. The survey estimates a population of 27,321 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Thomasville is 38.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 11,252 households (±606). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.3 ±1.8	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,321
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	6,159 ±804	22.5% ±2.9 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	6,291 ±731	23.0% ±2.7 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	10,191 ±898	37.3% ±3.3 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	4,680 ±638	17.1% ±2.3 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,321
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	13,047 ±639	47.8% ±2.3 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	14,274 ±642	52.2% ±2.3 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,321
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	16,055 ±1,150	58.8% ±4.2 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,384 ±638	19.7% ±2.3 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	159 ±89 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	218 ±182 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,429 ±453	5.2% ±1.7 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,076 ±1,159	14.9% ±4.2 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,321
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,843 ±1,050	83.6% ±3.8 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,478 ±1,007	16.4% ±3.7 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,252
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,578 ±461	40.7% ±3.5 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	738 ±240	6.6% ±2.1 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,967 ±446	17.5% ±3.9 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,418 ±596	30.4% ±5.0 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	551 ±220	4.9% ±1.9 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,252
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,611 ±393	32.1% ±3.0 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,641 ±722	67.9% ±5.3 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,252
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,418 ±596	30.4% ±5.0 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,005 ±615	35.6% ±5.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,966 ±404	17.5% ±3.5 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,125 ±277	10.0% ±2.4 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	436 ±194	3.9% ±1.7 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	302 ±171 · low precision	2.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,321
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	24,989 ±542	91.5% ±1.9 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,332 ±501	8.5% ±1.8 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 26,001
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	22,078 ±1,116	84.9% ±4.1 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	3,537 ±971	13.6% ±3.7 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	13 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	256 ±257 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	22 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	6 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	49 ±72 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	21 ±36 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	11 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	8 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 19,214
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,518 ±674	18.3% ±3.4 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,963 ±724	31.0% ±3.6 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,854 ±724	25.3% ±3.6 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,941 ±415	10.1% ±2.1 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,042 ±407	10.6% ±2.1 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	896 ±295	4.7% ±1.5 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 27,140
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	24,357 ±758	89.7% ±2.7 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,154 ±466	4.3% ±1.7 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,118 ±566 · low precision	4.1% ±2.1 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	433 ±256 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	78 ±103 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.9% of Thomasville residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 86.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Thomasville	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.9% ±2.3 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.3% ±2.0 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.8% ±1.7 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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