Latest news about poverty in Thomasville, GA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
21.4% of Thomasville, GA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 40.9% greater than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Georgia. 13.1% of high school graduates and 37.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 91.9%. For comparison, it was 37.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Thomasville, GA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Thomasville:
21.4%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Thomasville:
10.0%
Whole state:
6.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Thomasville:
27.1%
Georgia:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Thomasville:
21.9%
Georgia:
20.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
91.9%
Residents above poverty level:
37.5%
Poverty by age in Thomasville, GA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Thomasville,GA (percentage below poverty level)
43.1%Under 5 years
31.6%5 years
23.6%6 to 11 years
33.0%12 to 14 years
17.2%15 years
33.2%16 and 17 years
35.2%18 to 24 years
8.6%25 to 34 years
16.2%35 to 44 years
4.1%45 to 54 years
18.8%55 to 64 years
8.2%65 to 74 years
3.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Thomasville,GA (percentage below poverty level)
9.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
40.1%6 to 11 years
30.4%12 to 14 years
61.7%15 years
25.5%16 and 17 years
17.3%18 to 24 years
22.5%25 to 34 years
25.6%35 to 44 years
14.4%45 to 54 years
25.3%55 to 64 years
11.8%65 to 74 years
18.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Thomasville,GA (% below half of poverty level)
12.6%Under 6 years
21.4%6 to 11 years
23.8%12 to 17 years
13.4%18 to 24 years
7.7%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
7.6%45 to 54 years
3.1%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Thomasville, GA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Thomasville, GA (%)
7.4%White
29.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
4.4%Other race
0.0%2+ races
47.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Thomasville, GA (absolute numbers)
545White
3,011Black
0American Indian
0Asian
1Other race
02+ races
162Hispanic
20.1%Below poverty level
79.9%Above poverty level
22.7%Below poverty level
77.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Thomasville, GA
Children below poverty level:
Thomasville, Georgia:
29.5%
State:
16.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Thomasville:
13.1%
Georgia:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Thomasville:
37.8%
Georgia:
24.0%
10.4%Married-couple family
11.2%Male, no wife present
78.3%Female, no husband present
13.4%Worked full-time, year-round
18.7%Worked part-time
67.9%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
41.5%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
58.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
1.2%1990 to 1994
6.3%1980 to 1989
6.5%1970 to 1979
35.6%1960 to 1969
18.2%1950 to 1959
17.8%1940 to 1949
13.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
5.1%1995 to 1998
5.9%1990 to 1994
9.8%1980 to 1989
15.2%1970 to 1979
23.2%1960 to 1969
17.0%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
13.9%1939 or earlier
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