Thunderbolt

Population: 2,552
Median household income: $69,191
Median home value: $303,500

Thunderbolt is a community in Chatham County, Georgia, home to 2,552 residents. At $69,191, its median household income sits in line with Chatham County's $69,575.

Between 2019 and 2023, Thunderbolt's population declined 3.7% from 2,651 to 2,552, while its median home value rose 43.2% from $212,000 to $303,500.

42.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,552
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $69,191
Median home value: $303,500
Median gross rent: $1,614
Housing units: 1,442
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,651	$60,819	$212,000	$1,111
2020	2,638	$61,429	$238,500	$1,200
2021	2,568	$58,689	$245,000	$1,308
2022	2,552	$63,148	$288,900	$1,500
2023	2,552	$69,191	$303,500	$1,614

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	2.2%
5 to 17	343	13.4%
18 to 24	106	4.2%
25 to 34	415	16.3%
35 to 44	344	13.5%
45 to 54	199	7.8%
55 to 64	463	18.1%
65 to 74	361	14.1%
75 and over	264	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,579	61.9%
Black or African American	816	32.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	122	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree22.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	171	8.4%
High school graduate	507	24.8%
Some college or associate's	506	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	410	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	452	22.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	962	75.2%
Carpooled	83	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	235	18.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	237	22.7%
15 to 29 min	574	54.9%
30 to 44 min	101	9.7%
45 to 59 min	128	12.2%
60+ min	5	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 17.8% (433 of 2,429)

	Count	Share
Family households	497	39.2%
Nonfamily households	770	60.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,267	87.9%
Vacant	175	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	829	65.4%
Renter-occupied	438	34.6%

1-unit, detached48.3%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units35.4%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	696	48.3%
1-unit, attached	40	2.8%
2 to 4 units	57	4.0%
5 to 19 units	510	35.4%
20 or more units	55	3.8%
Mobile home & other	84	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1376364
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 32.0357, -81.0492