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31792

Thomasville, GA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
22,962
Median household income
$50,460
People below poverty
19.6%
Median home value
$202,900

Income

The median income of households in 31792 was $50,460. An estimated 5.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 7.9
$15,000 to $24,999 9.7
$25,000 to $34,999 9.4
$35,000 to $49,999 17.2
$50,000 to $74,999 13.6
$75,000 to $99,999 11.7
$100,000 to $149,999 14.4
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 4.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49283
Female 47408

An estimated 71.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 39% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,924. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.4
Social Security 39
Retirement income 20.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.5
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 27.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 27.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.5

In 2020-2024, 23.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 49.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 31792 in 2020-2024, 88.5% had health insurance coverage and 11.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.3% and public coverage was 46.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.4%.


In 2020-2024, 31792 had a total population of 22,962 - 12,412 (54.1%) females and 10,550 (45.9%) males. The median age was 39.3 years. An estimated 23.5% of the population was under 18 years, 29.1% was 19 to 44 years, 23.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 31792 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 805 679
5 to 9 703 687
10 to 14 691 657
15 to 19 886 836
20 to 24 721 905
25 to 29 659 762
30 to 34 539 765
35 to 39 537 740
40 to 44 634 418
45 to 49 593 927
50 to 54 670 831
55 to 59 418 843
60 to 64 540 649
65 to 69 650 666
70 to 74 673 814
75 to 79 410 545
80 to 84 250 442
85 and over 171 246

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 47.1% were White; 46.7% were Black or African American; 12.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 12.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.2% of the people in 31792 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 47.1% of the people in 31792 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,707 households in 31792. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.5% of the households in 31792 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.8% of all households, while 21.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.6% of all households.

In 31792, 28.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.5
Cohabiting Couples 5.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.3% of males and 33% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.5 37.3
Now married, except separated 41.3 33
Separated 2.5 4
Widowed 5.9 9
Divorced 6.8 16.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 31792, 767 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 18.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.5% of the people living in 31792 were U.S. natives. 64.6% of the 31792 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.5% of 31792 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 26.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 40.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 31792 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 31792.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 49.9
Asia 17.5
Europe 13.5
Africa 15.9
Northern America 3.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 31792 in 2020-2024, 4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.4% of people at least five years old; 1.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 31792 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.3
Different house, same county 5.7
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 3
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 31792 was 5,311 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 511 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,903. College or graduate school enrollment was 897.

Educational Attainment of People in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.9
High school diploma or equivalency 30
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 13.8
Bachelor's degree 14.2
Graduate or professional degree 10

Disability

In 31792, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 13.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 31792, 56.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,202 80
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,340 13.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 675 6.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 31792 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.8
Construction 5.7
Manufacturing 7.3
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 10.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.5
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.8
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 5.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 31792 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,959 38.6
Service occupations 2,141 20.9
Sales and office occupations 1,960 19.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 826 8.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,369 13.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.2% of 31792 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 0.8
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 6.5

In 2020-2024, 31792 had a total of 11,167 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 18.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 18.6
Mobile homes 5.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

7.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 31792 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 64.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 31792 had 9,707 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,460 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 55.4% while renters occupied 44.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.33.

6.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.3% and another 15.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 31792:

House Heating Fuel Used in 31792 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 16.2
Electricity 81.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 31792 was $202,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.7 % had a mortgage. 42.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,426 and for owners without a mortgage it was $530.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 31792 was $1,065. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.