Demographics of Thomson city, Georgia

Thomson city, Georgia had 6,763 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −46 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Thomson city, in four figures

6,763
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,821 ±14.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −46 people.; 38.1 ±3.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,180 ±$9,527
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Thomson city, Georgia's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Thomson city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Thomson city, Georgia's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Thomson city, 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	6,809	100.0	100.0
2021	6,798	99.8	100.2
2022	6,881	101.1	100.7
2023	6,898	101.3	101.6
2024	6,810	100.0	102.5
2025	6,763	99.3	103.1

Population of Thomson city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,809	—
2021	6,798	−11
2022	6,881	+83
2023	6,898	+17
2024	6,810	−88
2025	6,763	−47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±3.6: for men 35.7 ±7.1 and for women 38.8 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Thomson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	171 to 637	2.5% to 9.3%	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,314 ±353	19.3% ±5.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	548 ±233	8.0% ±3.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,045 ±451	30.0% ±6.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,428 ±299	20.9% ±4.4	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,082 ±247	15.9% ±3.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,180 ±$9,527, and income per person $22,045 ±$2,562, 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 Thomson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	899 ±304	35.6% ±11.7	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	507 ±193	20.1% ±7.5	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	483 ±227	19.2% ±8.9	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	42 to 202	1.7% to 8.0%	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	408 ±169	16.2% ±6.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	34 to 144	1.4% to 5.7%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 42	0% to 1.7%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Thomson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	1,872 ±599	28.8% ±9.2	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	372 to 1,110	47.4% ±18.4	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	836 ±278	23.1% ±7.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	140 to 450	22.5% ±10.5	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Thomson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Thomson city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	2,776 ±210	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±2.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% to 13.9%	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.5% ±9.3	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.5% ±8.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$161,100 ±$31,430	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$848 ±$95	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Thomson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	325 ±152	4.8% ±2.2	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,771 ±403	26.0% ±5.9	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,505 ±441	66.0% ±6.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	82 to 352	1.2% to 5.2%	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 Thomson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	5,683 ±348	83.3% ±5.1	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	912 ±339	13.4% ±5.0	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9 to 117	0.1% to 1.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10 to 316	0.1% to 4.6%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 271	0% to 4.0%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 97	0% to 1.4%	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%.

Thomson city among the places of Georgia

141st of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Thomson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Dacula city	7,444 ±40
Dahlonega city	7,299 ±18
LaFayette city	6,967 ±23
Gresham Park CDP	6,935 ±1,075
Whitemarsh Island CDP	6,886 ±767
Thomson city	6,821 ±14
Hapeville city	6,630 ±17
Stone Mountain city	6,623 ±23
Eatonton city	6,515 ±26
Morrow city	6,364 ±25
Fairfield Plantation CDP	6,172 ±1,025

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 7 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 16 Places by poverty rate
No. 54 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate
No. 70 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 104 Places in Georgia by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026