Town Hall · Thomasville

Thomasville, GA town hall & government

Thomasville spent $141.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $7,666 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Thomasville's government.

Town budget

Where Thomasville's money goes

Spent
$141.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$7,666
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$26 million
$1,410 per resident
Water & other utilities
$61 million43%
Sewer & trash
$19.2 million14%
Administration & buildings
$11.6 million8%
Police
$8.5 million6%
Roads & transportation
$8.2 million6%
Fire
$4.7 million3%
Parks & libraries
$2 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$991,0001%
Paid to other governments
$739,0001%
Interest on debt
$475,000<1%
Housing & development
$438,000<1%
Other
$23.6 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 44%
  • Fees & charges 39%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Thomasville

Full-time staff
469
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
58
and 42 full-time firefighters
Police
69 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
66 full-time
Sewer & trash
59 full-time
Administration & buildings
57 full-time
Fire
43 full-time
Roads & transportation
42 full-time
Parks & libraries
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
119 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Thomasville City School District

Thomasville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,668
Georgia: $15,800
Students
2,664
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 41%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,668 per pupil, $8,534 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Thomasville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,645
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$205,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Thomasville's government

🏛️ Official websitethomasvillega.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Thomasville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Thomasville

Thomasville is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Thomasville's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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