Thomaston is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 9,858 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Thomaston is the 103rd largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Thomaston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Thomaston is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Thomaston who work in management occupations (11.61%), sales jobs (11.02%), and food service (7.21%). One of the benefits of Thomaston is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.17 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, Thomaston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Thomaston is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.54% of adults 25 and older in Thomaston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Thomaston in 2022 was $24,063, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,252 for a family of four. However, Thomaston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Thomaston also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.74% of its population below the federal poverty line.Thomaston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Thomaston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thomaston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Thomaston include English, African, Scots-Irish, Irish, and German. The most common language spoken in Thomaston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
