Overview
18,844
Total Population
36.4
Median age
52.71%
Female population %
89.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
59.2
Total dependency ratio
Black or African American
Largest racial group
331
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Thomasville's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Thomasville is 36.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Thomasville's population under 18 was 24.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Thomasville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Thomasville, 19.97% were under the age of 15, 21.29% aged 15 to 29, 41.53% aged 30 to 64, 15.69% aged 65 to 84, and 1.51% were 85 years of age and older.
![Thomasville, GA population by age group The graph shows Thomasville's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/thomasville-ga-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 1,020 more females than males in Thomasville:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.71% females and 47.29% males in Thomasville, GA.
- The Thomasville, GA gender ratio is 89.7:100 i.e. 89.7 men to 100 women (0.897).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 755.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 734.
![Thomasville, GA population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Thomasville, GA population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/thomasville-ga-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Thomasville's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Thomasville population: 41.06% are White, 55.87% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.32% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.38% are some other race and 1.24% are multiracial.
- Thomasville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 331 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,513 (98.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Thomasville is Black or African American with a population of 10,528 (55.87% of the total population).
![Thomasville, GA population by race The bar chart shows Thomasville, GA population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/thomasville-ga-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Thomasville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 19,364 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Thomasville's population increased by 453 (2.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Thomasville's population increased by 293 (1.58%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Thomasville's population was lowest in year 2002 at 18,011.
![Thomasville, GA population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Thomasville's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-thomasville-ga-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)