Colquitt County vs. Thomas County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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