Meigs

Population: 825
Median household income: $28,125
Median home value: $92,500

Meigs is a community in Thomas County, Georgia, home to 825 residents. At $28,125, its median household income sits below Thomas County's $60,140.

From 2019 to 2023, Meigs's population declined 24.0% from 1,085 to 825, while its median home value rose 46.4% from $63,200 to $92,500.

40.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 825
Median age: 30.6 yrs
Median household income: $28,125
Median home value: $92,500
Median gross rent: $588
Housing units: 372
Homeownership rate: 59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
Unemployment rate: 12.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,085825

Median household income

$30,234$28,125

Median home value

$63,200$92,500

Median gross rent

$484$588

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,085	$30,234	$63,200	$484
2020	1,068	$31,389	$62,800	$467
2021	951	$30,455	$66,100	$455
2022	934	$26,667	$68,500	$466
2023	825	$28,125	$92,500	$588

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1725.5%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	8.6%
5 to 17	210	25.5%
18 to 24	42	5.1%
25 to 34	125	15.2%
35 to 44	67	8.1%
45 to 54	76	9.2%
55 to 64	103	12.5%
65 to 74	94	11.4%
75 and over	37	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	143	17.3%
Black or African American	597	72.4%
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	2	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	83	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.5%

High school graduate47.4%

Some college or associate's15.1%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	158	31.5%
High school graduate	238	47.4%
Some college or associate's	76	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	27	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	231	90.6%
Carpooled	16	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32	12.5%
15 to 29 min	132	51.8%
30 to 44 min	67	26.3%
45 to 59 min	6	2.4%
60+ min	18	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 49.6% (409 of 825)

	Count	Share
Family households	181	61.4%
Nonfamily households	114	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	295	79.3%
Vacant	77	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	176	59.7%
Renter-occupied	119	40.3%

1-unit, detached40.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.3%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other37.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	150	40.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	68	18.3%
5 to 19 units	13	3.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	141	37.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1350680
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 31.0718, -84.0927