The median income for a household in the city was $16,993, and the median income for a family was $20,046. Males had a median income of $18,594 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,104. About 36.2% of families and 45.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 64.5% of those under age 18 and 28.9% of those age 65 or over. In 2010, Meigs had the 14th-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000. References Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Mitchell County, Georgia Cities in Thomas County, Georgia