Thomasville, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Thomasville Apartments for Rent

Total population: 19,286 (Urban population: 18,931 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 355 (all nonfarm))

Thomasville, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,793 (6,993 occupied: 4,185 owner occupied, 2,808 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	33%

Housing density: 524 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $426 (lower quartile is $286, upper quartile is $512)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $380

Median gross rent in Thomasville, GA in 2007: $577

Housing units in Thomasville with a mortgage: 2,288 (247 second mortgage, 209 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,654

Thomasville,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,634 (it was $68,800 in 2000)

Thomasville:	$105,634
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,818 - $168,364

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $148,824
Here: $148,824
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $128,727
Here: $128,727
State: $202,354

In 2-unit structures: $112,185
Here: $112,185
State: $222,245

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,210
Here: $146,210
State: $219,544

Mobile homes: $36,875
Here: $36,875
State: $44,353

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,359

In family households: 14,598 (2,690 male householders, 1,947 female householders)
3,021 spouses, 5,640 children (4,933 natural, 340 adopted, 367 stepchildren), 529 grandchildren, 234 brothers or sisters, 70 parents, 251 other relatives, 216 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,761 (818 male householders (650 living alone)), 1,593 female householders (1,469 living alone)), 350 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 802 (584 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,957 2-persons, 1,174 3-persons, 864 4-persons, 380 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,119 1-person, 237 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

2,130 married couples with children.
1,903 single-parent households (179 men, 1,724 women).

96.1% of residents of Thomasville speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 40% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 238 (1.3%)
(42.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thomasville, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 54 3 rooms: 143 4 rooms: 245 5 rooms: 833 6 rooms: 1,219 7 rooms: 690 8 rooms: 541 9 or more rooms: 460

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomasville, Georgia:
	1 room: 135 2 rooms: 285 3 rooms: 344 4 rooms: 685 5 rooms: 642 6 rooms: 488 7 rooms: 125 8 rooms: 58 9 or more rooms: 46

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 67
1995 to 1998: 332
1990 to 1994: 324
1980 to 1989: 982
1970 to 1979: 1,501
1960 to 1969: 1,538
1950 to 1959: 1,202
1940 to 1949: 818
1939 or earlier: 1,029

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thomasville:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 135 2 bedrooms: 693 3 bedrooms: 2,490 4 bedrooms: 659 5 or more bedrooms: 190

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomasville:
	no bedroom: 135 1 bedroom: 547 2 bedrooms: 1,159 3 bedrooms: 825 4 bedrooms: 96 5 or more bedrooms: 46

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomasville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 299 1 vehicle: 1,603 2 vehicles: 1,588 3 vehicles: 541 4 vehicles: 106 5 or more vehicles: 48

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomasville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 776 1 vehicle: 1,238 2 vehicles: 627 3 vehicles: 121 4 vehicles: 46 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Thomasville, GA:

Less than $10,000: 51
$10,000 to $14,999: 26
$15,000 to $19,999: 34
$20,000 to $24,999: 39
$25,000 to $29,999: 56
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 69
$40,000 to $49,999: 172
$50,000 to $59,999: 295
$60,000 to $69,999: 306
$70,000 to $79,999: 288
$80,000 to $89,999: 256
$90,000 to $99,999: 250
$100,000 to $124,999: 590
$125,000 to $149,999: 516
$150,000 to $174,999: 306
$175,000 to $199,999: 142
$200,000 to $249,999: 342
$250,000 to $299,999: 219
$300,000 to $399,999: 195
$400,000 to $499,999: 99
$500,000 to $749,999: 99
$750,000 to $999,999: 18
$1,000,000 or more: 15

Thomasville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Thomasville:

Less than $100: 89 people
$100 to $149: 126
$150 to $199: 203
$200 to $249: 227
$250 to $299: 196
$300 to $349: 250
$350 to $399: 198
$400 to $449: 236
$450 to $499: 303
$500 to $549: 299
$550 to $599: 130
$600 to $649: 120
$650 to $699: 134
$700 to $749: 92
$750 to $799: 20
$800 to $899: 45
$900 to $999: 25
$1,000 to $1,249: 12
$1,250 to $1,499: 12
$1,500 to $1,999: 46
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 201

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 67 1990 to 1994: 26 1985 to 1989: 52 1980 to 1984: 23 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 16 1965 to 1969: 28

Thomasville, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.2%
Number of people working at home: 97 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 286
5 to 9 minutes: 1664
10 to 14 minutes: 2309
15 to 19 minutes: 1204
20 to 24 minutes: 593
25 to 29 minutes: 103
30 to 34 minutes: 457
35 to 39 minutes: 57
40 to 44 minutes: 46
45 to 59 minutes: 162
60 to 89 minutes: 130
90 or more minutes: 92

Thomasville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,650 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,259 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 87 (1%)
Other means: 63 (1%)
Worked at home: 97 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1180
$10,000 to $14,999: 723
$15,000 to $19,999: 532
$20,000 to $24,999: 513
$25,000 to $29,999: 586
$30,000 to $34,999: 455
$35,000 to $39,999: 460
$40,000 to $44,999: 363
$45,000 to $49,999: 327
$50,000 to $59,999: 553
$60,000 to $74,999: 535
$75,000 to $99,999: 371
$100,000 to $124,999: 168
$125,000 to $149,999: 125
$150,000 to $199,999: 80
$200,000 or more: 77

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 8091

United States or American: 1670

English: 845

Irish: 633

German: 506

Scottish: 299

Scotch-Irish: 208

Subsaharan African:: 167

African: 162

French (except Basque): 157

Italian: 120

Dutch: 94

European: 76

Greek: 42

Polish: 40

British: 38

Swiss: 31

Russian: 20

Israeli: 17

Danish: 17

Swedish: 14

Norwegian: 13

Welsh: 13

Slovak: 8

French Canadian: 7

Other Subsaharan African: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (25%)
India (18%)
Korea (8%)
Canada (8%)
Israel (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Germany (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13937
Northeast: 566
Midwest: 468
South: 2664
West: 204

56% of Thomasville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 119
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 155
7th and 8th grade: 192
9th grade: 139
10th grade: 281
11th grade: 186
12th grade, no diploma: 235
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,483
Less than 1 year of college: 280
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 579
Associate degree: 224
Bachelor's degree: 779
Master's degree: 222
Professional school degree: 161
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 61
Nursery to 4th grade: 54
5th and 6th grade: 186
7th and 8th grade: 404
9th grade: 168
10th grade: 156
11th grade: 346
12th grade, no diploma: 290
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,091
Less than 1 year of college: 416
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 760
Associate degree: 283
Bachelor's degree: 934
Master's degree: 385
Professional school degree: 100
Doctorate degree: 32

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 15.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,503
Black householders: $24,116
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $61,015
Asian householders: $79,794
Two or more races householders: $12,541
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $18,960

Thomasville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Thomasville household income for Black householders

Thomasville household income for Asian householders

Thomasville household income for Two or more races householders

Thomasville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Thomasville marital status for males

Thomasville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $152,236
Black or African American householders: $72,602
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $183,958
Asian householders: $202,436

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,890
One, attached: 185
Two: 230
3 or 4: 486
5 to 9: 399
10 to 19: 192
20 to 49: 83
50 or more: 256
Mobile homes: 72

Median worth of mobile homes: $57,839

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Thomasville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (61%) Utility gas (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 213

Here:	9.4%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 125

Here:	10.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 228

Here:	40.6%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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