Laurens County vs Thomas County

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

Laurens 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.

Laurens County has the higher population (49,619 vs 45,696 in Thomas County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($60,140 vs $49,705 in Laurens County). Thomas County has the higher median home value ($185,300 vs $137,400 in Laurens County).

Population, income & housing

	Laurens County	Thomas County
Population	49,619	45,696
Median age	39.9 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,705	$60,140
Median home value	$137,400	$185,300
Median gross rent	$769	$996
Housing units	22,008	20,957
Homeownership rate	65.3%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurens County	Thomas County
Population	47,405 → 49,619 (+4.7%)	44,630 → 45,696 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$39,120 → $49,705 (+27.1%)	$43,740 → $60,140 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $137,400 (+45.2%)	$146,800 → $185,300 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$615 → $769 (+25.0%)	$861 → $996 (+15.7%)

Laurens County

Population

47,40549,619

Median household income

$39,120$49,705

Median home value

$94,600$137,400

Median gross rent

$615$769

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)

	Laurens County	Thomas County
Under 5	6.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.0%
75 and over	7.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurens County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	57.2%
Black or African American	37.5%	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurens County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	13.9%	12.0%
High school graduate	40.2%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurens County	Thomas County
Drove alone	88.4%	78.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.7%	6.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurens County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	63.2%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	25.3%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Laurens County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	22.4%	17.9%
Average household size	2.69	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1988	1986