Colquitt County vs Thomas County

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

Colquitt 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.

Colquitt County has the higher population (45,907 vs 45,696 in Thomas County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($60,140 vs $49,691 in Colquitt County). Thomas County has the higher median home value ($185,300 vs $121,400 in Colquitt County).

Population, income & housing

	Colquitt County	Thomas County
Population	45,907	45,696
Median age	37.2 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,691	$60,140
Median home value	$121,400	$185,300
Median gross rent	$779	$996
Housing units	19,288	20,957
Homeownership rate	63.4%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colquitt County	Thomas County
Population	45,486 → 45,907 (+0.9%)	44,630 → 45,696 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$36,435 → $49,691 (+36.4%)	$43,740 → $60,140 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$85,600 → $121,400 (+41.8%)	$146,800 → $185,300 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $779 (+20.4%)	$861 → $996 (+15.7%)

Colquitt County

Population

45,48645,907

Median household income

$36,435$49,691

Median home value

$85,600$121,400

Median gross rent

$647$779

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)

	Colquitt County	Thomas County
Under 5	6.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.2%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.0%
75 and over	6.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colquitt County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.3%	57.2%
Black or African American	22.8%	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colquitt County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	20.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	36.9%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colquitt County	Thomas County
Drove alone	78.5%	78.0%
Carpooled	11.1%	13.7%
Public transit	3.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colquitt County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	59.2%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	6.2%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Colquitt County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	23.9%	17.9%
Average household size	2.67	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1987	1986