Thomas County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 26,12557.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 16,32735.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8023.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0292.2%Two or more races
  • 3150.7%Asian alone
  • 1970.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 550.1%Some other race alone
  • 80.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $231,175

Here:	$231,175
State:	$321,242

Townhouses or other attached units: $202,157

Here:	$202,157
State:	$287,739

In 2-unit structures: $198,793

Here:	$198,793
State:	$236,344

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $255,951

Here:	$255,951
State:	$308,462

Mobile homes: $55,380

Here:	$55,380
State:	$83,555

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 46
• Burglaries: 129
• Thefts: 266
• Auto thefts: 54

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 46
• Burglaries: 99
• Thefts: 269
• Auto thefts: 41

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,752 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,258 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Thomas County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $646 a month.

Cities in this county include: Thomasville, Boston, Meigs, Ochlocknee, Coolidge, Barwick.

Neighboring counties: Berrien County , Duval County, Florida , Mobile County, Alabama , Washington County, Florida , Wilkinson County, Mississippi .

Current college students: 1,646
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,108 (61.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2132010 or later
• 1912000 to 2009
• 2251990 to 1999
• 1221980 to 1989
• 601970 to 1979
• 117Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,505
• One, attached: 533
• Two: 546
• 3 or 4: 599
• 5 to 9: 871
• 10 to 19: 235
• 20 to 49: 73
• 50 or more: 114
• Mobile homes: 3,635
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Thomas County with a mortgage: 6,317 (561 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 466 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71

Religion statistics for Thomas County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Thomas County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 9, 2018 - October 23, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4400-GA: October 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4400, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: January 21, 2017 - January 22, 2017, FEMA Id: 4297, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Georgia Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to April 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1833: April 23, 2009, FEMA Id: 1833, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1560: September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: 1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding, High Winds, Incident Period: October 01, 1994 to November 16, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1042: October 19, 1994, FEMA Id: 1042, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood, Wind, Heavy Rain
• Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Georgia Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: March 01, 1991 to March 21, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-897: March 15, 1991, FEMA Id: 897, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.51% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($57,017 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.38% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($23,467 average AGI)
3.13% relocated from other states ($33,550 average AGI)

Thomas County:	3.13%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Grady County, GA	0.87% ($47,779 average AGI)
from Leon County, FL	0.67% ($65,308)
from Colquitt County, GA	0.36% ($36,089)
from Brooks County, GA	0.32% ($36,720)
from Mitchell County, GA	0.31% ($37,061)
from Lowndes County, GA	0.28% ($27,093)
from Decatur County, GA	0.13% ($36,286)

6.56% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,685 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.78% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($23,430 average AGI)
2.78% relocated to other states ($23,255 average AGI)

Thomas County:	2.78%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Grady County, GA	0.79% ($36,260 average AGI)
to Leon County, FL	0.54% ($66,036)
to Lowndes County, GA	0.38% ($38,492)
to Brooks County, GA	0.34% ($37,943)
to Colquitt County, GA	0.29% ($43,565)
to Mitchell County, GA	0.26% ($28,780)
to Fulton County, GA	0.14% ($36,091)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Thomas County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,441 (2,201 living alone), Female householders: 9,915 (2,820 living alone)

• 8,479 spouses (8,399 opposite-sex spouses), 1,285 unmarried partners, (1,181 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,460 children (12,694 natural, 142 adopted, 611 stepchildren), 1,464 grandchildren, 364 brothers or sisters, 733 parents, 12 foster children, 935 other relatives, 835 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 611

Size of family households: 5,953 2-persons, 3,162 3-persons, 2,062 4-persons, 963 5-persons, 288 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,021 1-person, 684 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

5,005 married couples with children.
4,160 single-parent households (893 men, 3,267 women).

95.7% of residents of Thomas speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $285,144,000 ($6,482 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,741,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $122,410,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $62,667,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,049,000
Federal grants: $79,987,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,041,000 ($77,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,991,000 ($81,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $350,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,243,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,665,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Thomas County, Georgia
• 1602020 or later
• 2,5682010 to 2019
• 3,3012000 to 2009
• 3,7231990 to 1999
• 2,3321980 to 1989
• 2,7041970 to 1979
• 2,3051960 to 1969
• 1,3371950 to 1959
• 6151940 to 1949
• 1,9001939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Thomas County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thomas County, Georgia
• 121 room
• 442 rooms
• 2583 rooms
• 1,1174 rooms
• 2,2935 rooms
• 2,4256 rooms
• 2,1497 rooms
• 1,4588 rooms
• 2,1039+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomas County, Georgia
• 1491 room
• 4642 rooms
• 9353 rooms
• 1,6624 rooms
• 1,2675 rooms
• 1,2356 rooms
• 4477 rooms
• 1818 rooms
• 1429+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Thomas County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Thomas County, Georgia
• 28no bedroom
• 1781 bedroom
• 1,9502 bedrooms
• 6,4253 bedrooms
• 2,6004 bedrooms
• 6105+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomas County, Georgia
• 158no bedroom
• 8121 bedroom
• 2,0582 bedrooms
• 2,9893 bedrooms
• 3114 bedrooms
• 615+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomas County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Thomas County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 223no vehicle
• 3,0221 vehicle
• 4,9042 vehicles
• 2,6583 vehicles
• 6654 vehicles
• 4015+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Thomas County in renter-occupied apartments
• 517no vehicle
• 3,5141 vehicle
• 1,9092 vehicles
• 3063 vehicles
• 1474 vehicles
• 885+ vehicles

85.8% of Thomas County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 31,675
• Other state: 13,407
• Northeast: 1,381
• Midwest: 2,316
• South: 9,000
• West: 631

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,148
• Number of aged recipients: 217
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,931
• Number of recipients under 18: 355
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,332
• Number of recipients older than 64: 461
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 872
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 957