Thomas County vs. Colquitt County

	Thomas County (GA)	Colquitt County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	44,448	45,592
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.6%	0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	44,724	45,499
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	44,720	45,498
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.7%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.3%	15.5%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	50.5%
White alone, percent	60.7%	72.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	36.2%	23.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.9%	19.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.7%	55.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,921	2,268
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	10.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	20,824	18,620
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.2%	61.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$133,800	$83,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,203	$976
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$438	$328
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$806	$648
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.3%	11.5%
Building permits, 2018	100	78
Households, 2014-2018	17,352	15,374
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.92
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.7%	82.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.0%	17.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.7%	82.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.3%	70.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.6%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.1%	12.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.9%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.1%	23.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	57.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.9%	51.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	404,851	192,228
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	674,930	760,075
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	406,824	513,452
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	564,630	460,046
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,625	$9,971
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.4	22.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,112	$35,472
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,542	$19,173
Persons in poverty, percent	20.2%	23.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,129	879
Total employment, 2017	16,659	11,298
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	690,378	367,058
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.6%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,213	2,873
All firms, 2012	3,630	3,851
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,708	2,067
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,563	1,531
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,234	1,371
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,209	2,359
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	366	404
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,062	3,217
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	25.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	82.1	83.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	544.60	544.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Thomas county (GA) and Colquitt county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.