Thomasville, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

18,666

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

1.58% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.1%

2.23% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,673

2.49% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$205,200

Population & Diversity

Thomasville, GA is home to a population of 18.7k people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.67% of Thomasville, GA residents were born outside of the country (498 people).

In 2024, there were 1.35 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.98k people) in Thomasville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.39k White (Non-Hispanic) and 498 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Thomasville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Thomasville, GA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Thomasville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Thomasville, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.98k ± 697
White (Non-Hispanic)
7.39k ± 592
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
498 ± 253

2.06%

Hispanic Population

384 people

2.06% of the people in Thomasville, GA are hispanic (384 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Thomasville, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

2.67%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

498 people

1.94%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

364 people

As of 2024, 2.67% of Thomasville, GA residents (498 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Thomasville, GA was 1.94%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Thomasville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
555 ± 199
Gulf War (2001-)
59 ± 44
Gulf War (1990s)
44 ± 43

Thomasville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 9.41 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Thomasville, GA.

Economy

The economy of Thomasville, GA employs 8.68k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Thomasville, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,921 people), Retail Trade (923 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (802 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($61,848), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,385), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,004).

Employment

Occupations

8.68k

2024 Value

± 825

2.54%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Thomasville, GA grew at a rate of 2.54%, from 8.47k employees to 8.68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Thomasville, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,064 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (942 people), and Management Occupations (723 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Thomasville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.68k

2024 Value

± 825

2.54%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Thomasville, GA grew at a rate of 2.54%, from 8.47k employees to 8.68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Thomasville, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,921 people), Retail Trade (923 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (802 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Thomasville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Thomasville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,311

Median earning men ± $2,091

$33,992

Median earning women ± $7,290

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($70,354), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,577).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,047), Manufacturing ($48,676), and Public Administration ($46,173).

Education

The student population of Thomasville, GA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2,396 male students and 4,456 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Thomasville, GA are White (1,390 and 51.1%), Black or African American (836 and 30.7%), Hispanic or Latino (330 and 12.1%), and Unknown (104 and 3.82%).

The largest universities in Thomasville, GA by number of degrees awarded are Southern Regional Technical College (2,229 and 81.7%) and Thomas University (500 and 18.3%).

The most popular majors in Thomasville, GA are Welding Technology (283 and 10.4%), General Cosmetology (205 and 7.51%), and Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (187 and 6.85%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $11,400.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Thomasville, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 38.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 70.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 6,852 (35% men and 65% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 6,852 students enrolled in Thomasville, GA, 35% men and 65% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,002 records, of which 61.2% were women and 38.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Welding Technology
263 degrees awarded
Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor
187 degrees awarded
Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
185 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Thomasville, GA was Welding Technology with 263 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Thomasville, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Southern Regional Technical College
2,229 degrees awarded
Thomas University
500 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southern Regional Technical College with 2,229 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 1,110 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Thomasville, GA, which is 0.686 times less than the 1,619 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,390 degrees mean that there were 1.66 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 836 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($11,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($439) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Thomasville, GA was $205,200 in 2024, which is 0.617 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $196,500 to $205,200, a 4.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Thomasville, GA is 50.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Thomasville, GA have an average commute time of 16.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Thomasville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$205,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,147

$3,988

Median Property Taxes

±$514

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Thomasville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Thomasville, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

50.3%

Homeownership

2024

62.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.3% of the housing units in Thomasville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 45.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Thomasville, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,673

Median Household Income

± $8,696

7.93k

Number of Households

± 752

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.93k households in Thomasville, GA grew to $49,673 from the previous year's value of $48,464.

The following chart displays the households in Thomasville, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Thomasville, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.8%)
Carpooled (16%)
Worked At Home (6.15%)

In 2024, 75.8% of workers in Thomasville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16%) and those who worked at home (6.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Thomasville, GA have a shorter commute time (16.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.662% of the workforce in Thomasville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Thomasville, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Thomasville, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Thomasville, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Thomasville, GA (3.15k out of 18.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Thomasville, GA is Black, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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