MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Thomaston Micro

Thomaston, GA · 1 counties · 26,300 residents · 323 sq mi

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With 26,300 people, Thomaston is a metro area. The typical home is worth $40,900. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $272 a month. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. The median household earns $22,747, about 25% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,300

−5%vs 2000

vs 27,597 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

81 / sq mi

−5%vs 2000

vs 85 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

323 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(1,728)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,805)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(2,010)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,892)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,726)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(4,064)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(3,628)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(2,876)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(2,380)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(2,327)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(1,508)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(356)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,747

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,201 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,554

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,053 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,900

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

29.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.8%(19,271)

Black27.8%(7,675)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(327)

Asian0.4%(102)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.8%(18,884)

Black27.8%(7,305)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(78)

Asian0.3%(75)

Other0.1%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(612)

Puerto Rican0.2%(63)

Cuban0.1%(23)

South American0%(9)

Colombian0%(9)

Spaniard0%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(20)

Filipino0.1%(20)

Asian Indian0.1%(16)

Thai0%(8)

Japanese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(15)

Chamorro0%(10)

Ancestry

English9.4%(2,626)

American7.6%(2,142)

Irish5.9%(1,662)

German2.4%(674)

Scottish1.9%(519)

Scotch-Irish1%(282)

Italian0.8%(222)

Polish0.4%(119)

French0.4%(105)

Hungarian0.3%(94)

Norwegian0.2%(70)

Czech0.2%(57)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.2%(56)

Welsh0.2%(51)

British0.2%(50)

French Canadian0.2%(48)

Danish0.1%(36)

Subsaharan African0.1%(31)

Slovak0.1%(23)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Dutch0%(8)

Austrian0%(7)

Swedish0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.6%

−12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 18.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.3%(3,199)

Married47.6%(5,021)

Widowed5.9%(621)

Divorced16.2%(1,705)

Women 15+

Never married33.6%(4,111)

Married42.4%(5,179)

Widowed9.3%(1,143)

Divorced14.7%(1,794)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.4%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 18.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18.3%(310)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(344)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.6%(586)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(38)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,693 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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