Talbotton is a city of 665 people in Georgia. 48.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. Households here earn about 72% less than in Georgia as a whole. The average commute runs 51 minutes. On income it ranks near the bottom among US cities.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $21,635, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
4% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
73% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Talbotton
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.0% → 3.8%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate33.0% → 48.3%(+15.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population1,046 → 665(−36%)US over the same years: +35%
Talbotton's population equals 12% of Talbot County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 43% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)41.9%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.5%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.8%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II29%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 31 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Talbotton, decade by decade
Talbotton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,046
$34,386
$77,042
10.0%
47.3
2000
1,019
$36,324
$63,029
7.0%
47.2
2010
970
$27,167
$118,251
8.3%
37.1
2020
742
$32,363
$150,414
4.6%
39.7
2024
665
$21,635
–
3.8%
52.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
