Toomsboro, Georgia
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Toomsboro · Wilkinson County, Georgia
Population 511 (est. 2026: ~400)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -8.61% annual growth projection

Toomsboro, Georgia

Wilkinson County, Georgia · Population 383

Toomsboro sits in the geographic heart of Georgia, a small railroad town in Wilkinson County roughly halfway between Macon and Dublin along U.S. Route 80. The Oconee River country surrounds it — clay soils, longleaf pine remnants, and the kind of quiet that comes from being forty miles from the nearest interstate. The town was built around the Central of Georgia Railway and has never quite reinvented itself since that era passed. What remains is a tight, working community of roughly 383 people, a median age that skews older, and housing costs that are among the lowest anywhere in the state.

People & Demographics

The Census ACS 2022 estimate puts Toomsboro's population at 657, which reflects the broader survey area around the city limits. The registered city population figure is 383. The town is biracial in composition: 371 residents identify as white, 276 as Black, with 45 Hispanic or Latino residents and 1 Asian resident counted in the survey population.

Median age is 43.8 — older than Georgia's statewide median, which reflects the pattern common to small rural towns where younger residents leave for employment elsewhere. There are 206 households total, 153 of them family households, with an average household size of 2.92. Children under 18 number 105, meaning roughly one in six residents is school-age.

Wilkinson County as a whole counts 8,877 residents, making Toomsboro a small but meaningful share of the county's population base.

Economy & Employment

Of 316 people counted in the labor force, 23 are unemployed — an unemployment rate of about 7.3%, which runs higher than Georgia's statewide average. Median household income sits at $60,000, a figure that holds up reasonably well against rural Georgia benchmarks, though per capita income of $23,896 tells a more sobering story given household sizes. That per capita figure is considerably below the Georgia statewide average.

120 residents fall below the federal poverty line, representing a meaningful share of the survey population. The county's economic base leans on kaolin mining — Wilkinson County sits atop one of the richest kaolin deposits in the world — along with timber, agriculture, and a scattering of small manufacturers. Many Toomsboro workers commute out of town to Irwinton (the county seat), Milledgeville, or Dublin for employment.

Housing

Toomsboro is exceptionally affordable by any Georgia measure. Median home value is $61,300 — a fraction of the Georgia statewide median. Median rent runs $835 per month. Of 275 total housing units, 206 are occupied and 69 sit vacant, a vacancy rate of about 25% that reflects the long-term population decline typical of rural Georgia towns.

Owner-occupied units number 124; renter-occupied units total 82, meaning roughly 60% of occupied homes are owned rather than rented. For buyers, the combination of low purchase prices and reasonable rents makes Toomsboro one of the more accessible housing markets in the state — for those whose employment doesn't require proximity to a metro area.

Schools

Toomsboro students attend Wilkinson County schools. Two campuses serve the early grades:

Older students feed into Wilkinson County Middle and High School in Irwinton, approximately 7 miles from Toomsboro. The county runs a consolidated school district, so Toomsboro has no standalone district of its own.

Getting Around

Toomsboro is car-dependent. Of 293 workers counted in the commute survey, 231 drove alone and 14 carpooled. Zero workers used public transit — there is none. Twenty workers walked to work, and 25 worked from home. Aggregate travel time across all workers totals 6,640 minutes, putting the average one-way commute around 22–23 minutes, consistent with a workforce that largely commutes to county-seat or mid-size city jobs rather than to a major metro.

Healthcare

No hospitals or major medical facilities are located in Toomsboro. The nearest hospital-level care is in Milledgeville (Navicent Health Baldwin) or Dublin (Fairview Park Hospital), both approximately 30–40 miles out. Local provider listings for Toomsboro can be searched through the CMS NPI Registry.

Library

The East Wilkinson County Public Library is located 1.8 miles from town and serves as the community's public library resource. Phone: (478) 946-2778.

Parks & Recreation

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, administered by the National Park Service, lies approximately 23.5 miles west near Macon. The park preserves one of the most significant Mississippian-era archaeological sites in the eastern United States, with temple mounds dating back over a thousand years. The Ocmulgee Mounds Visitor Center is the starting point for any visit. For a small town in middle Georgia, proximity to a national park of this caliber is a genuine asset.

Natural Hazards

Wilkinson County has a long and documented FEMA disaster history. Since 1998, the county has been included in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations:

The pattern is clear: this part of Georgia sits in the path of Gulf and Atlantic storm systems tracking inland, and it is periodically vulnerable to severe winter weather as well. Flooding, wind, and ice are the primary hazard types. Residents should carry flood insurance if in any low-lying area and maintain household emergency preparedness — the FEMA declaration record shows this county gets hit on a roughly biennial basis.

Government & Municipal Code

Toomsboro operates under a city government with its municipal code published by Municode: library.municode.com/ga/toomsboro-city-georgia

The city does not maintain a local building code per the available data. Construction permitting and building standards default to state and county-level requirements.

Weather

Current forecasts and conditions are available through the National Weather Service: - NWS Forecast for Toomsboro - Active Weather Alerts

The nearest weather observation station is Irwinton 4 WNW, located 2.5 miles from town.

Middle Georgia's climate brings hot, humid summers, mild winters with occasional ice events, and a hurricane season that — as the FEMA record makes plain — has direct consequences this far inland.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)