44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,695, and the median income for a family was $33,093. Males had a median income of $31,168 versus $20,420 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,193. About 18.4% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.3% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over. Health care Its principal hospital is the Upson Regional Medical Center at 801 West Gordon Street. Industry Industry in the city is driven primarily by manufacturing which makes up 36.5%. The second largest industry is educational, health, and social service comprising 21.0%. The third largest industry is retail trade at 11.6% of the total industry in Thomaston. The remaining portions of industry include agriculture, construction, wholesale trade, transportation, information, finance, management, administration, arts and entertainment, food service, recreation, accommodation, and public administration. Arts and culture National Register of Historic Places The Upson County courthouse was built in 1908, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Pettigrew-White-Stamps House Silvertown Mill District Annual events Thomaston hosts an annual Emancipation Proclamation Celebration each May. It is the nation's oldest and longest running emancipation celebration of its kind. Parks and recreation Sprewell Bluff Park, located on the Flint River The Greatest Generation Recreational Park Education Thomaston-Upson County School District The Thomaston-Upson County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 279 full-time teachers and over 5,009 students. Upson-Lee Elementary School Upson-Lee Primary School Upson-Lee Middle School Upson-Lee High School Upson-Lee Pre-k Upson-Lee Alternative School Colleges and universities Southern Crescent Technical College is located in Thomaston, and is a two-year technical school. Notable people Dr. John H. Carter - Led effort to create MLK Memorial in Washington DC Dallas Raines - Weather personality at KABC in Los Angeles Elia Goode Byington (1858–1936), journalist Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers Mike Cavan - football player at Univ. of Ga. and former head coach at SMU Wayne Cochran - musician (Wayne Cochran and the