Thomson, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Thomson Apartments for Rent

Total population: 6,848 (Urban population: 6,791 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 57 (all nonfarm))

Thomson, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,901 (2,616 occupied: 1,447 owner occupied, 1,169 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	33%

Housing density: 734 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $238,579.

Median contract rent in 2008: $355 (lower quartile is $250, upper quartile is $424)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $420

Median gross rent in Thomson, GA in 2008: $476

Housing units in Thomson with a mortgage: 857 (112 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 425

Thomson,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $102,135 (it was $65,200 in 2000)

Thomson:	$102,135
Georgia:	$169,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,309 - $139,140

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $119,960
Here: $119,960
State: $239,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $202,651
Here: $202,651
State: $191,785

In 2-unit structures: $9,216
Here: $9,216
State: $258,888

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $360,973
Here: $360,973
State: $217,888

Mobile homes: $42,426
Here: $42,426
State: $44,353

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,473

In family households: 5,540 (936 male householders, 839 female householders)
898 spouses, 2,265 children (2,084 natural, 67 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 211 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 102 other relatives, 128 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 933 (318 male householders (271 living alone)), 531 female householders (494 living alone)), 84 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 292 (136 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 673 2-persons, 534 3-persons, 352 4-persons, 127 5-persons, 74 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 765 1-person, 84 2-persons.

693 married couples with children.
1,021 single-parent households (100 men, 921 women).

97.8% of residents of Thomson speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 5 (0.1%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thomson, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 42 4 rooms: 93 5 rooms: 356 6 rooms: 443 7 rooms: 260 8 rooms: 116 9 or more rooms: 108

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomson, Georgia:
	1 room: 32 2 rooms: 109 3 rooms: 171 4 rooms: 440 5 rooms: 270 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 32 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 101
1995 to 1998: 88
1990 to 1994: 147
1980 to 1989: 456
1970 to 1979: 697
1960 to 1969: 503
1950 to 1959: 385
1940 to 1949: 234
1939 or earlier: 290

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thomson:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 61 2 bedrooms: 250 3 bedrooms: 838 4 bedrooms: 265 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomson:
	no bedroom: 32 1 bedroom: 244 2 bedrooms: 573 3 bedrooms: 268 4 bedrooms: 48 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomson in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 143 1 vehicle: 491 2 vehicles: 428 3 vehicles: 266 4 vehicles: 76 5 or more vehicles: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomson in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 449 1 vehicle: 503 2 vehicles: 167 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Thomson, GA:

Less than $10,000: 14
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 16
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 23
$50,000 to $59,999: 65
$60,000 to $69,999: 125
$70,000 to $79,999: 97
$80,000 to $89,999: 102
$90,000 to $99,999: 105
$100,000 to $124,999: 321
$125,000 to $149,999: 188
$150,000 to $174,999: 104
$175,000 to $199,999: 82
$200,000 to $249,999: 91
$250,000 to $299,999: 24
$300,000 to $399,999: 34
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Thomson rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Thomson:

Less than $100: 119 people
$100 to $149: 52
$150 to $199: 34
$200 to $249: 60
$250 to $299: 68
$300 to $349: 97
$350 to $399: 158
$400 to $449: 139
$450 to $499: 111
$500 to $549: 73
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 42
$650 to $699: 30
$700 to $749: 15
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 36
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 3
$1,250 to $1,499: 7
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 100

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Thomson, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.0%
Number of people working at home: 11 (0.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 96
5 to 9 minutes: 654
10 to 14 minutes: 633
15 to 19 minutes: 299
20 to 24 minutes: 193
25 to 29 minutes: 63
30 to 34 minutes: 199
35 to 39 minutes: 59
40 to 44 minutes: 31
45 to 59 minutes: 88
60 to 89 minutes: 76
90 or more minutes: 44

Thomson mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,868 (76%)
Carpooled: 496 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 38 (2%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 11 (0%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 641
$10,000 to $14,999: 229
$15,000 to $19,999: 238
$20,000 to $24,999: 271
$25,000 to $29,999: 180
$30,000 to $34,999: 162
$35,000 to $39,999: 155
$40,000 to $44,999: 97
$45,000 to $49,999: 102
$50,000 to $59,999: 208
$60,000 to $74,999: 125
$75,000 to $99,999: 125
$100,000 to $124,999: 24
$125,000 to $149,999: 30
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 32

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3223

United States or American: 815

English: 207

Irish: 181

Scotch-Irish: 129

German: 112

Scottish: 88

Subsaharan African:: 60

African: 60

European: 29

French (except Basque): 26

Polish: 15

Portuguese: 15

Scandinavian: 11

Canadian: 9

Welsh: 8

Greek: 7

Austrian: 7

French Canadian: 7

Dutch: 7

Swedish: 7

Italian: 5

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

United Kingdom (100%)

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

This state: 5773
Northeast: 154
Midwest: 148
South: 530
West: 105

59% of Thomson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 87
Nursery to 4th grade: 39
5th and 6th grade: 48
7th and 8th grade: 75
9th grade: 77
10th grade: 87
11th grade: 143
12th grade, no diploma: 74
High school graduate (or equivalency): 573
Less than 1 year of college: 87
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 189
Associate degree: 34
Bachelor's degree: 163
Master's degree: 70
Professional school degree: 29
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 111
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 128
7th and 8th grade: 84
9th grade: 136
10th grade: 129
11th grade: 196
12th grade, no diploma: 102
High school graduate (or equivalency): 669
Less than 1 year of college: 216
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 316
Associate degree: 36
Bachelor's degree: 176
Master's degree: 68
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 25.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,890
Black householders: $20,199
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $64,837
Some other race householders: $130,476
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $129,081

Thomson household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Thomson household income for Black householders

Thomson marital status for males

Thomson marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,715
Black or African American householders: $94,971
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $231,125
Some other race householders: $142,877
Hispanic or Latino householders: $142,877

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,037
One, attached: 56
Two: 220
3 or 4: 145
5 to 9: 115
10 to 19: 50
20 to 49: 80
50 or more: 37
Mobile homes: 161

Median worth of mobile homes: $58,377

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Thomson:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (36%) Wood (4%) No fuel used (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39

Here:	4.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	11.8%
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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