EC Georgia News

18.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Thomson in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 21.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,553.

82.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	764	17.8
Regular high school diploma	1,579	36.8
GED or alternative credential	308	7.2
Some college, less than 1 year	295	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	538	12.5
Associate's degree	373	8.7
Bachelor's degree	238	5.6
Master's degree	180	4.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	12	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.