Moving to Meigs, Georgia

Population: 1,090. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,105 (+1.4% change)
Males: 496 (45.5%), Females: 594 (54.5%)

Thomas County

Zip code: 31765

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $16,993
Median house value: $39,200

Population by Race

Races in Meigs:

  • Black (66.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (24.0%)
  • Hispanic (7.6%)
  • Other race (4.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (5.6%), Subsaharan African (5.0%), English (2.0%), German (1.7%).

Elevation: 347 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Map of Meigs, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Meigs

  • High school or higher: 50.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 21.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Meigs city

  • Never married: 37.3%
  • Now married: 34.3%
  • Separated: 8.1%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

4.0% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-2.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Meigs:

  • MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CAMILLA, GA)
  • GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CAIRO, GA)
  • JOHN D ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; THOMASVILLE, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Meigs:

  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 33 miles; ALBANY, GA; Abbreviation: ABY)
  • TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 51 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Abbreviation: TLH)
  • VALDOSTA RGNL (about 61 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Abbreviation: VLD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Meigs:

  • CAMILLA-MITCHELL COUNTY (about 14 miles; CAMILLA, GA; Abbreviation: CXU)
  • CAIRO-GRADY COUNTY (about 14 miles; CAIRO, GA; Abbreviation: 70J)
  • THOMASVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; THOMASVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: TVI)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Meigs:

  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 29,949)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 92 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,233)

Private high school in Meigs:

  • MEIGS MENNONITE CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 19; Location: 1860 BIG CREEK RD; Grades: 1 – 12)