Thomasville

Population: 18,720
Median household income: $48,464
Median home value: $196,500

Thomasville is a community in Thomas County, Georgia, home to 18,720 residents. Its median household income of $48,464 runs below the Thomas County figure of $60,140.

From 2019 to 2023, Thomasville's population held roughly steady from 18,539 to 18,720, while its median home value rose 20.2% from $163,500 to $196,500.

The median gross rent is $1,025. 26.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,720
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $48,464
Median home value: $196,500
Median gross rent: $1,025
Housing units: 8,714
Homeownership rate: 45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,53918,720

Median household income

$32,378$48,464

Median home value

$163,500$196,500

Median gross rent

$857$1,025

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,539	$32,378	$163,500	$857
2020	18,530	$38,040	$162,800	$905
2021	18,844	$44,063	$164,000	$962
2022	18,744	$45,789	$190,400	$1,008
2023	18,720	$48,464	$196,500	$1,025

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,289	6.9%
5 to 17	3,387	18.1%
18 to 24	1,674	8.9%
25 to 34	2,309	12.3%
35 to 44	2,061	11.0%
45 to 54	2,301	12.3%
55 to 64	2,130	11.4%
65 to 74	2,128	11.4%
75 and over	1,441	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,504	40.1%
Black or African American	10,534	56.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.2%
Asian	72	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	56	0.3%
Two or more races	377	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	140	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,385	11.2%
High school graduate	3,696	29.9%
Some college or associate's	4,036	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,019	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,234	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,311	77.7%
Carpooled	1,141	14.0%
Public transit	53	0.7%
Walked	85	1.0%
Bicycle	53	0.7%
Worked from home	483	5.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,861	63.6%
15 to 29 min	1,606	21.0%
30 to 44 min	637	8.3%
45 to 59 min	157	2.1%
60+ min	382	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 16.8% (3,090 of 18,423)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,727	60.6%
Nonfamily households	3,069	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,796	89.5%
Vacant	918	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,541	45.4%
Renter-occupied	4,255	54.6%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,951	68.3%
1-unit, attached	264	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1,108	12.7%
5 to 19 units	1,217	14.0%
20 or more units	134	1.5%
Mobile home & other	40	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1376224
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 30.8394, -83.9788