Thomas County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Thomas County, Georgia. Population: 45.7K.

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Median Home Price

$196.0K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income

$60.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$51.4K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,528

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.78%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$991

Property Tax$127

Insurance$81.65

Total Monthly$1,200

Historical Home Prices

2015

$115.8K

2016

$115.6K

-0.2%%

2017

$122.0K

+5.6%%

2018

$130.4K

+6.9%%

2019

$137.2K

+5.2%%

2020

$147.6K

+7.6%%

2021

$172.8K

+17.0%%

2022

$189.1K

+9.4%%

2023

$196.7K

+4.0%%

2024

$204.3K

+3.9%%

2025

$207.1K

+1.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

10.7

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

57.2%

Black

35.7%

Hispanic

3.8%

Asian

0.9%

Two or More Races

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

195

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

52.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 66/100

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