Twiggs County, Georgia

Twiggs County has a population of 7,803 and has shrunk 5.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $111,300, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $56,324.

Home price
$111,300
Income
$56,324
Population
7,803
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$111,300county
Median gross rent$808county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198042.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile38.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant28.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented11.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,307county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,158county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,567county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$56,324county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate18.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.9%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force45.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.0%county
Share of workers employed by government24.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.7%county
Economic output per resident$42,480county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.73%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station94 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.1%county
Traffic deaths12.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher10.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher78.2%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment726county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible90.1%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians13county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,803county
Land area in square miles359county
People per square mile of land21.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-13county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age48.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.6%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents299county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in226county
Households that moved away175county
Average income of arriving households$46,814county
Average income of departing households$41,194county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year13county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.66 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F72 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing42 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$173county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.2¢county
Household electricity use1,158 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.3%county
Homes heated by propane14.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband76.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk13.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk71.4county
Landslide risk32.3county
Hail risk19.9county
Earthquake risk38.0county
Tornado risk25.7county
Tropical cyclone risk60.1county
Extreme heat risk70.6county
Winter weather risk2.5county
Strong wind risk18.8county
Wildfire risk58.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Twiggs County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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