Baldwin County vs Thomas County

A side-by-side comparison of Baldwin County and Thomas County: population, income, housing, and more.

Baldwin County and Thomas County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thomas County has the higher population (45,696 vs 43,669 in Baldwin County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($60,140 vs $55,413 in Baldwin County). Thomas County has the higher median home value ($185,300 vs $164,700 in Baldwin County).

Population, income & housing

	Baldwin County	Thomas County
Population	43,669	45,696
Median age	36.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,413	$60,140
Median home value	$164,700	$185,300
Median gross rent	$865	$996
Housing units	20,180	20,957
Homeownership rate	64.2%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baldwin County	Thomas County
Population	45,111 → 43,669 (-3.2%)	44,630 → 45,696 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$43,672 → $55,413 (+26.9%)	$43,740 → $60,140 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$120,300 → $164,700 (+36.9%)	$146,800 → $185,300 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $865 (+23.0%)	$861 → $996 (+15.7%)

Baldwin County

Population

45,11143,669

Median household income

$43,672$55,413

Median home value

$120,300$164,700

Median gross rent

$703$865

Thomas County

Population

44,63045,696

Median household income

$43,740$60,140

Median home value

$146,800$185,300

Median gross rent

$861$996

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baldwin County	Thomas County
Under 5	4.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	18.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.0%
75 and over	6.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baldwin County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	51.7%	57.2%
Black or African American	41.6%	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baldwin County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	14.8%	12.0%
High school graduate	33.7%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baldwin County	Thomas County
Drove alone	82.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	13.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	0.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.6%	6.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baldwin County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	56.4%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	6.2%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Baldwin County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	22.0%	17.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1986	1986