Demographics of Thomas County, Georgia

Thomas County, Georgia had 46,368 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +584 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Thomas County, in four figures

46,368
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +584 people.; 39.8 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,736 ±$4,491
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Thomas County, Georgia's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Thomas County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Thomas County, Georgia's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Thomas County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	45,784	100.0	100.0
2021	45,852	100.1	100.2
2022	45,592	99.6	100.7
2023	45,790	100.0	101.6
2024	46,243	101.0	102.5
2025	46,368	101.3	103.1

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Population of Thomas County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	45,784	−11	−26	0	+3
2021	45,852	+68	−116	−3	+145
2022	45,592	−260	−165	+12	−86
2023	45,790	+198	−19	+32	+187
2024	46,243	+453	−29	+93	+393
2025	46,368	+125	−9	+41	+89

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.8 ±0.8: for men 38.4 ±0.7 and for women 41.3 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Thomas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	2,690 ±75	5.9% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,106 ±491	17.7% ±1.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,710 ±348	8.1% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,091 ±493	24.2% ±1.1	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,460 ±506	25.0% ±1.1	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,720 ±573	19.0% ±1.3	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,736 ±$4,491, and income per person $33,700 ±$2,017, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Thomas County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	3,914 ±474	20.9% ±2.5	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,392 ±549	23.5% ±2.9	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,523 ±369	13.5% ±2.0	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,490 ±381	13.3% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,163 ±442	16.9% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,354 ±333	7.2% ±1.8	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	848 ±238	4.5% ±1.3	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Thomas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	8,131 ±1,172	17.9% ±2.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,924 ±519	27.3% ±4.4	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,700 ±582	16.1% ±2.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,507 ±255	13.0% ±2.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Thomas County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Thomas County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	21,130 ±33	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.4% ±1.8	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.6% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.8% ±2.1	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.2% ±2.4	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$196,700 ±$14,621	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,018 ±$53	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Thomas County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,792 ±0	3.9% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,092 ±93	57.0% ±0.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,995 ±394	34.9% ±0.9	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	404 ±84	0.9% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	31 to 153	0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	31 to 623	0.1% to 1.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,052 ±334	2.3% ±0.7	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Thomas County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	31,189 ±1,068	68.1% ±2.3	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,220 ±1,094	28.9% ±2.4	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	60 to 222	0.1% to 0.5%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,227 ±285	2.7% ±0.6	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	596 ±197	1.3% ±0.4	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	631 ±203	1.4% ±0.4	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Thomas County among the counties of Georgia

46th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Thomas County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Camden County	60,143	+9.5%
Bryan County	52,062	+15.6%
Laurens County	51,041	+3.0%
Habersham County	50,416	+9.3%
Colquitt County	47,438	+3.3%
Thomas County	46,368	+1.3%
Polk County	45,514	+6.0%
Oconee County	44,893	+6.9%
Coffee County	44,407	+3.2%
Baldwin County	44,029	+0.6%
Tift County	42,254	+2.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026