Thomson is a city of 6,821 people in Georgia. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 28.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 45% less than in Georgia as a whole. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $161,100.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,180, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Thomson
What changed most since 1990
Black share51.3% → 66.0%(+14.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants54.8% → 48.5%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share0.5% → 4.8%(+4.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Thomson's population equals 31% of McDuffie County's. Its number of households without a car equals 57% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 21% 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)31.2%(106)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.6%(111)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.1%(58)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 340 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
Thomson, decade by decade
Thomson 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
6,862
$39,572
$104,643
14.4%
63.0
2000
6,828
$42,224
$118,772
12.6%
63.9
2010
6,778
$32,526
$124,293
10.4%
61.8
2020
6,814
$44,189
$130,294
10.0%
60.8
2024
6,821
$42,180
$161,100
13.3%
61.6
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.
