Southern Regional Technical's Living Circumstances

Thomas County School District Overview

Southern Regional Technical College located in Thomas County School District area. A total of 10,066 households are located in Thomas County School District area. Among them, 3,310 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 7,192 and 6,221 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.95% (502) of residents are non-citizens and 4.48% (1,150) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Thomas County School District, Georgia
Household	10,066
Population	25,681
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,310 (32.88%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,192
Total Students	6,221
Pre-Kindergarten	344
Kindergarten	316
Grade 1-8	3,026
Grade 9-12	1,573
College/Graduate School	962
Veterans	19,965
Non-citizen	502
Non-English Home Language	1,150
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

20,630 residents are over the age of 16 and 12,812 people are in labor force. Among them, 12,789 people are in civilian labor force and 23 are in armed labor force. 11,749 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Thomas County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,530	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,187	79.68%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,817	15.76%
Public transportation	39	0.34%
Walked	95	0.82%
Other method	146	1.27%
Worked from home	246	2.13%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,749	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,167	35.47%
Service	1,563	13.30%
Sales and office	2,636	22.44%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,668	14.20%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,715	14.60%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,749	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	482	4.10%
Construction	1,265	10.77%
Manufacturing	1,207	10.27%
Wholesale trade	383	3.26%
Retail trade	1,241	10.56%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	481	4.09%
Information	136	1.16%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	606	5.16%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	845	7.19%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,759	23.48%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	771	6.56%
Other services, except public administration	770	6.55%
Public administration	803	6.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,749	-
Private wage and salary workers	8,453	71.95%
Government workers	2,347	19.98%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	927	7.89%
Unpaid family workers	22	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $75,522 for the 10,066 households in Thomas County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $31,606. 22,161 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.19%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,066	-
Less than $10,000	651	6.47%
$10,000 - $14,999	331	3.29%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,099	10.92%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,468	14.58%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,435	14.26%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,629	16.18%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,366	13.57%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,049	10.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	576	5.72%
More than $200,000	462	4.59%
Median Household Income	$50,583	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$75,522	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,178	-
Less than $10,000	228	3.18%
$10,000 - $14,999	100	1.39%
$15,000 - $24,999	700	9.75%
$25,000 - $34,999	870	12.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	926	12.90%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,339	18.65%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,108	15.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	984	13.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	513	7.15%
More than $200,000	410	5.71%

Median Family Income	$62,824	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$88,667	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,606	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,587	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,587	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,712	-
With health insurance coverage	22,161	86.19%
Public coverage	9,716	37.79%
Private health insurance	15,802	61.46%
Without health insurance coverage	3,551	13.81%

Housing

There are 11,737 housing units in Thomas County School District area, Georgia with 10,066 units (85.76%) occupied. 7,264 houses (72.16%) are occupied by owner and 2,802 houses (27.84%) are rented. The average housing value is $137,300 and the average rental cost is $866. 299 houses (2.55%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 951 houses (8.10%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,737	-
Occupied	10,066	85.76%
Owner Occupied	7,264	72.16%
Renter Occupied	2,802	27.84%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,825	66.67%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	343	2.92%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	247	2.10%
Mobile Homes	3,316	28.25%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	6	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,737	-
Built 2014 or later	299	2.55%
Built 2010 - 2013	320	2.73%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,026	17.26%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,706	23.06%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,048	17.45%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,690	14.40%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,212	10.33%
Built 1950 - 1959	485	4.13%
Built 1949 or earlier	951	8.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,737	-
1 room	73	0.62%
2 rooms	53	0.45%
3 rooms	595	5.07%
4 rooms	1,403	11.95%
5 rooms	2,519	21.46%
6 rooms	2,692	22.94%
7 rooms	1,767	15.05%
8 rooms	1,213	10.33%
9 rooms or more	1,422	12.12%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,737	-
no bedroom	73	0.62%
1 bedroom	252	2.15%
2 bedrooms	2,078	17.70%
3 bedrooms	6,493	55.32%
4 bedrooms	2,303	19.62%
5 bedrooms or more	538	4.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,264	-
Less than $50,000	1,198	16.49%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,497	20.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,306	17.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,285	17.69%
$200,000 - $299,999	866	11.92%
$300,000 - $499,999	692	9.53%
$500,000 - $999,999	266	3.66%
$1,000,000 or more	154	2.12%
Median House Value	$137,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,317	-
Less than $500	303	13.08%
$500 - $999	1,223	52.78%
$1,000 - $1,499	762	32.89%
$1,500 - $1,999	29	1.25%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$866	-

Demographic

A total of 26,091 people lives in Thomas County School District area, Georgia with 12,826 male and 13,265 female. The males to female ratio is 49.16 to 50.84. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	26,091	-
Male	12,826	49.16%
Female	13,265	50.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,091	-
Under 5 years	1,320	5.06%
5 - 9 years	1,772	6.79%
10 - 14 years	1,949	7.47%
15 - 19 years	1,648	6.32%
20 - 24 years	1,335	5.12%
25 - 34 years	2,619	10.04%
35 - 44 years	3,452	13.23%
45 - 54 years	3,717	14.25%
55 - 59 years	1,852	7.10%
60 - 64 years	1,632	6.26%
65 - 74 years	2,753	10.55%
75 - 84 years	1,527	5.85%
85 years and older	515	1.97%
Median Age	42.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,091	-
One Race	25,511	97.78%
White	18,757	71.89%
Black or African American	6,410	24.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native	60	0.23%
Asian	36	0.14%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	248	0.95%

Two or more races	580	2.22%
White and Black or African American	211	0.81%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	169	0.65%
White and Asian	7	0.03%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	35	0.13%