Thunderbolt is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,360 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Thunderbolt is the 248th largest community in Georgia.

Thunderbolt is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Thunderbolt is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Thunderbolt who work in sales jobs (13.30%), office and administrative support jobs (12.12%), and business and financial occupations (9.34%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Thunderbolt are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Even though Thunderbolt is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Thunderbolt Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Thunderbolt is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 20.28% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Thunderbolt in 2000 was $22,592, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,368 for a family of four.

Thunderbolt is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thunderbolt home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Thunderbolt is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Thunderbolt include Irish, German, English, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Thunderbolt is English. Some people also speak Vietnamese.