Thomson is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Thomson with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.31% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Thomson in 2022 was $20,515, 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 $82,060 for a family of four. However, Thomson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Thomson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Thomson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thomson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Thomson include Irish, English, German, Polish, and British.
The most common language spoken in Thomson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
