Thomaston, GA Demographic Data
Thomaston, GA Summary
Thomaston is located in Upson County in Georgia
- Population: 9,168
- Area: 9.74 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.21 sq. miles
- Population Density: 941.36 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 718.50 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Thomaston, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,938
55%
50.8
Male
4,038
45%
49.2
Total Population
8,976
323,128,000
Thomaston, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
912
10.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
634
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
449
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
706
7.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
637
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
967
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,099
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,091
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
598
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
250
2.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
817
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
578
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
238
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,503
72.4%
77.2
Female
3,629
55.8%
51.3
Male
2,874
44.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,207
69.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,773
19.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,633
18.2%
15.2
Female
1,000
61.2%
55.8
Male
633
38.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Thomaston, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,872
98.8%
96.8
White
5,271
58.7%
72.6
Black or African American
3,601
40.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
104
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
240
2.7%
17.8
Mexican
240
2.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,736
97.3%
82.2
Thomaston, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
351
6.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
944
16.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,949
34.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,191
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
304
5.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
569
10.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
330
5.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,295
22.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,343
77.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
899
16.0%
31.2
Thomaston, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,764
39.6%
33.7%
Now Married
2,564
36.7%
47.5
Divorced
910
13.0%
11.0%
Separated
91
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
652
9.3
5.8%
Thomaston, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,851
97.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
213
2.6%
21.6%
Spanish
213
2.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Thomaston, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
821
23.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
224
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
515
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
544
15.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
435
12.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
502
14.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
238
6.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
166
4.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
60
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
45
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
27,466
57,617
Per capita income
18,099
31,128
Thomaston, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
48
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
385
12.7%
9.8
Construction
161
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
655
21.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
120
4.0%
6.6
Information
27
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
512
16.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
247
8.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
137
4.5%
11.4
Public administration
215
7.1%
4.6
Retail trade
362
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
137
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
26
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
225
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
695
22.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
769
25.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
643
21.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
700
23.1%
18.1%
Thomaston, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,003
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,158
71.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
638
21.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
20
0.7%
5.1
Walked
32
1.1%
2.7
Other means
111
3.7%
1.8
Worked at home
44
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.0
26.6
Thomaston, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
728
20.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,297
36.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,136
32.0%
37.1
3 or more
389
11.0%
21.0
Thomaston, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,550
81.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,647
46.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,903
53.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
800
18.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Thomaston, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,350
1 room
162
3.7%
2.4
2 rooms
120
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
165
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
788
18.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,053
24.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,082
24.9%
17.8
7 rooms
561
12.9%
12.0
8 rooms
156
3.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
263
6.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Thomaston, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,350
1-unit, detached
3,111
71.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
60
1.4%
5.9
2-units
281
6.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
451
10.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
202
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
50
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
162
3.7%
9.0
Mobile home
33
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Thomaston, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
761
17.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
639
14.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
630
14.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
750
17.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
463
10.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
502
11.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
293
6.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
312
7.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Thomaston, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,845
52.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
77
2.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,543
43.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
40
1.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
45
1.3%
1.1
Thomaston, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
898
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
8
0.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
27
3.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
47
5.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
50
5.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
81
9.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
105
11.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
580
64.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
355
39.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
107
11.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
150
16.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
81
9.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
205
22.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Thomaston, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,827
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
84
4.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
479
26.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,264
69.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
76
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
620
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
184
10.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
153
8.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
185
10.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
338
19.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
76
4.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
782
45.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
185
0.0%
0.0%
Thomaston, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,647
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
319
19.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
762
46.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
288
17.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
94
5.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
79
4.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
105
6.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
79,300
205,000