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Toombs County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Toombs County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Toombs County is a small rural Georgia county of about 26,943 residents with an economy anchored in agriculture and light industry, posting a GDP per capita of $39,515 against median worker earnings of $36,391. The labor pool is modest in size, with a 56.7% participation rate and 19.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though wage costs remain low relative to state averages. Housing is affordable—median home values sit at $127,100 and median gross rent at $714/month—though the county carries a 19.7% poverty rate and a slight population decline of 0.4% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

26,943

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,621

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

Toombs County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,853 (62.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,404 (23.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,337 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,145 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,041 (3.8%)
  • Asian Alone230 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,297
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)141
  3. 3.Other Indo-European110
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic74
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)49

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,219

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,515

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,940

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,395
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,685
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,214
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,166
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services962

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,756
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,491
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,888
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,619
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,504

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.81×)860
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.79×)1,173
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.26×)1,403
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)586
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)2,878

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$127,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$714/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $125,000 to $149,999658 (10.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999620 (9.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999598 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999584 (9.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999490 (7.8%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999410 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,391

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,471 (78.0%)
  • Carpooled1,384 (12.7%)
  • Worked At Home447 (4.1%)
  • Walked408 (3.8%)
  • Other79 (0.7%)
  • Motorcycle52 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.