Thomas County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 26,092 57.0%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,792 3.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 15,995 34.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 404 0.9%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,052 2.3%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 92 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 23 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 327 0.7%

• Under 18 10,796 23.6%
• 18–24 3,710 8.1%
• 25–44 11,091 24.2%
• 45–64 11,460 25.0%
• 65 and over 8,720 19.0%

Median household income

$58,510

90% interval $52,464–$64,556

−$21,402 vs GA · 81st of 159

Below poverty line

17.3%

90% interval 13.6%–21.0%

+4.5 pp vs GA · 82nd of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.3%

−0.19 pp vs. state

County GDP

$3.2B

0.36% of state

Avg. annual pay

$55,935

Establishments

1,534

• Education & health services 6,505 31.1%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 3,217 15.4%
• Manufacturing 2,511 12.0%
• Leisure & hospitality 2,364 11.3%
• Professional & business services 2,313 11.1%
• Public administration 1,148 5.5%
• Financial activities 891 4.3%
• Natural resources & mining 704 3.4%
• Construction 570 2.7%
• Other services 535 2.6%
• Information 112 0.5%
• Unclassified 32 0.2%

Home ownership

63.8%

−1.9 pp vs GA · 124th of 159

Median gross rent

$1,018

−$375 vs GA · 46th of 159

Owner-occupied

11,915

Renter-occupied

6,769

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 59% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $84,481/yr) pays 4.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,265/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 14 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 13,670 61.9%
• Democratic 8,347 37.8%
• Other / third-party 63 0.3%

• Spanish 1,429 3.3%
• Korean 121 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 95 0.2%
• German or other West Germanic 55 0.1%
• Chinese 46 0.1%
• Vietnamese 21 0.0%
• Tagalog 12 0.0%
• Arabic 4 0.0%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 1 0.0%

Households

18,684

Family households

11,740

62.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

3,092

26.3% of families

Single-mother families

1,447

12.3% of families

Veterans

2,413

6.9% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 19,173 41.9%
• Black Protestant 5,506 12.0%
• Mainline Protestant 2,688 5.9%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 666 1.5%
• Catholic 612 1.3%

Health insured

88.2%

±1.5 pp

Uninsured

11.8%

±1.5 pp

109th of 159

With a disability

17.6%

±1.6 pp

63rd of 159

Bachelor's or higher

22.7%

±2.1 pp

−12.2 pp vs GA · 58th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

13.7%

90% interval 12.4%–15.0% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

Southern Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

5 (Superior Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); State Court + Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1 map effective Jan 1, 2025; statewide total 252 Superior Court judgeships per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-2 allocations.)

Court seats

Moultrie, Quitman, Statenville, Thomasville, Valdosta

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

16

45.74 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

14