Thomson, Georgia
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 0.7% since 2020.
6,763
people, the 122nd-largest of Georgia's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Georgia's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
86.5%
of 3,345 jobs located in Thomson are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 51% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$848
a month. Georgia's median is $1,393.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $130.
A $130 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in McDuffie County.
- $744 Tract 9504.01
- $874 Tract 9503
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.
$860–$1,290
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $848 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 81% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 1% to the 2,776 homes here.
14–33
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 47% less than Georgia's.
$161,100
median home value in Thomson.
- $161,100 Thomson
- $303,300 Georgia
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year