Toombs County, Georgia

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 26,943
Median household income: $54,130
Median home value: $127,100

Toombs County is a county in Georgia with a population of 26,943. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $54,130 runs below the Georgia figure of $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Toombs County's population held roughly steady from 26,972 to 26,943, while its median household income rose 34.7% from $40,175 to $54,130.

78.0% of workers drive to work alone. 59.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,943
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,130
Median home value: $127,100
Median gross rent: $714
Housing units: 12,081
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,97226,943

Median household income

$40,175$54,130

Median home value

$95,300$127,100

Median gross rent

$598$714

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,972	$40,175	$95,300	$598
2020	26,947	$41,244	$97,800	$592
2021	26,956	$42,975	$102,600	$635
2022	26,946	$47,310	$124,800	$661
2023	26,943	$54,130	$127,100	$714

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,875	7.0%
5 to 17	5,249	19.5%
18 to 24	2,611	9.7%
25 to 34	3,043	11.3%
35 to 44	3,440	12.8%
45 to 54	2,974	11.0%
55 to 64	3,166	11.8%
65 to 74	2,590	9.6%
75 and over	1,995	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,661	58.1%
Black or African American	6,383	23.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	105	0.4%
Asian	229	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	0.1%
Two or more races	1,376	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,154	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,766	16.1%
High school graduate	6,144	35.7%
Some college or associate's	4,947	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,945	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,406	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,444	78.0%
Carpooled	1,420	13.1%
Public transit	50	0.5%
Walked	385	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	497	4.6%
Other means	30	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,452	43.1%
15 to 29 min	3,002	29.1%
30 to 44 min	1,447	14.0%
45 to 59 min	676	6.5%
60+ min	752	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 19.7% (5,252 of 26,597)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,419	63.4%
Nonfamily households	3,708	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,127	83.8%
Vacant	1,954	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,652	65.7%
Renter-occupied	3,475	34.3%

1-unit, detached59.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other26.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,209	59.7%
1-unit, attached	79	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1,194	9.9%
5 to 19 units	331	2.7%
20 or more units	82	0.7%
Mobile home & other	3,186	26.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 13279
State: Georgia
Land area: 364 sq mi
Water area: 6.98 sq mi
Center point: 32.1178, -82.3306

Cities & places

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