Thomaston is a city of 9,831 people in Georgia. 35% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Households here earn about 50% less than in Georgia as a whole. 28.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,917, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Thomaston
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants59.2% → 34.9%(−24.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$92,883 → $211,000(+127%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate17.3% → 28.1%(+10.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Thomaston's population equals 35% of Upson County's. Its number of households without a car equals 68% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 52% 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)10.2%(50)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.6%(145)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.9%(181)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 490 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
Thomaston, decade by decade
Thomaston 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
9,127
$46,117
$92,883
13.4%
51.1
2000
9,411
$44,986
$110,939
16.9%
62.0
2010
9,170
$33,471
$113,503
11.1%
67.8
2020
9,816
$32,234
$103,023
14.3%
70.7
2024
9,831
$38,917
$211,000
17.9%
70.5
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.
