Toombs County, Georgia
7 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 27,102
- Median household income
- $52,621
- ±4,567
- Unemployed
- 4.4%
- 517 of 11,775 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.2%
- 8,662 of 10,409 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Toombs | 26,911 (2021) | Po Box 112, Lyons | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lyons | 4,211 (2021) | 161 Ne Broad St, Lyons | — |
| City of Santa Claus | 204 (2021) | 25 December Dr, Lyons | — |
| City of Vidalia | 10,710 (2021) | Po Box 280, Vidalia | Website |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toombs County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 1048, Vidalia | Website |
| Housing Authority of the City of Lyons | Housing and community development | 208 N Lanier St, Lyons | — |
| Vidalia Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 508, Vidalia | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Toombs County
School district5 schools
600 Bulldog Road Unit 1, Lyons, GA, 30436
Vidalia City
School district4 schools
1001 North Street, Vidalia, GA, 30474
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Swainsboro Emanuel Farmers Market (Swainsboro)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.