Thomasville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 18,460 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Thomasville is the 55th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities, Thomasville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Thomasville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Thomasville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Thomasville who work in office and administrative support (12.77%), healthcare (11.70%), and sales jobs (9.87%). One of the benefits of Thomasville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.09 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Thomasville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Thomasville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.49% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Thomasville in 2022 was $33,578, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,312 for a family of four. However, Thomasville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Thomasville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Thomasville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thomasville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Thomasville include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Thomasville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
