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Thomson, GA

6,821 Population
4.8 square miles 1,422.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±3.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,045 ±$2,562 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: $36,794 ±$582
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $40,924 ±$189
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$42,180 ±$9,527 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: $69,344 ±$1,537
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $77,353 ±$407
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.8% ±9.2% (1,872  ±599) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 14.9% 90,596 (±0.7% / ±4,115)
  • more than double the rate in Georgia: 13.4% 1,430,012 (±0.2% / ±19,111)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.8 minutes ±1.2 (40,680  ±7,836) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 23.9 6,041,445 (±0.3 / ±122,570)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,522 ±201 Number of households
  • the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 231,857 ±2,041
  • Georgia: 4,074,366 ±9,635
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (6,620  ±77) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 2.6 608,389 (±0 / ±230)
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,690,640
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.7% ±7.2% (152  ±127) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 7,557 (±0.5% / ±748)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,514 (±0.1% / ±3,547)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,776 ±210 Number of housing units
  • the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 271,673 ±216
  • Georgia: 4,541,835 ±1,384
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$161,100 ±$31,430 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: $226,100 ±$2,868
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $303,300 ±$1,171
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.5% ±5.4% (700  ±359.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 12.7% 78,460 (±0.6% / ±3,777.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 13% 1,406,528 (±0.2% / ±17,564.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.3% ±8.8% (3,703  ±491.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 89.4% 380,744 (±1.2% / ±5,068.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89.2% 6,568,251 (±0.3% / ±23,992)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.3% ±3.8% (604  ±178) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 29.5% 125,713 (±0.7% / ±2,851.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 35% 2,571,913 (±0.2% / ±14,805.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±2.2% (163  ±153) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 4.4% 27,579
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Georgia: 11.2% 1,222,778
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±2.9% (340  ±150) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area: 11.2% 52,516 (±0.5% / ±2,333)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 601,304 (±0.1% / ±7,700)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
340 Total veterans ±150 248 Male ±138 92 Female ±107

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