Talahi Island vs Thunderbolt

A side-by-side comparison of Talahi Island and Thunderbolt: population, income, housing, and more.

Talahi Island and Thunderbolt are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thunderbolt has the higher population (2,552 vs 1,028 in Talahi Island). Talahi Island has the higher median household income ($110,573 vs $69,191 in Thunderbolt). Talahi Island has the higher median home value ($508,400 vs $303,500 in Thunderbolt).

Population, income & housing

	Talahi Island	Thunderbolt
Population	1,028	2,552
Median age	51.9 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$110,573	$69,191
Median home value	$508,400	$303,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,614
Housing units	443	1,442
Homeownership rate	96.6%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.0%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Talahi Island	Thunderbolt
Population	1,472 → 1,028 (-30.2%)	2,651 → 2,552 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$99,946 → $110,573 (+10.6%)	$60,819 → $69,191 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$383,200 → $508,400 (+32.7%)	$212,000 → $303,500 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,111 → $1,614 (+45.3%)

Talahi Island

Population

1,4721,028

Median household income

$99,946$110,573

Median home value

$383,200$508,400

Thunderbolt

Population

2,6512,552

Median household income

$60,819$69,191

Median home value

$212,000$303,500

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,614

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Talahi Island	Thunderbolt
Under 5	6.7%	2.2%
5 to 17	11.6%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	4.2%
25 to 34	3.5%	16.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.0%	7.8%
55 to 64	16.0%	18.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	14.1%
75 and over	15.6%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Talahi Island	Thunderbolt
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	61.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	32.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Talahi Island	Thunderbolt
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	10.9%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	22.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Talahi Island	Thunderbolt
Drove alone	81.8%	75.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	18.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Talahi Island	Thunderbolt
1-unit, detached	98.2%	48.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	35.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Talahi Island	Thunderbolt
Poverty rate	3.8%	17.8%
Average household size	2.32	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1980	1976