Wilkinson County, Georgia

Wilkinson County has a population of 8,747 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $86,300, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $45,465.

Home price
$86,300
Income
$45,465
Population
8,747
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$86,300county
Median gross rent$825county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198045.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile33.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
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$45,465county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate21.6%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 home3.8%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government14.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$69,004county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.90%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 time26.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 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 vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths194.4county
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 higher12.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.4%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1036county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools2county
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 physicians34county
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 insurance10.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.1%county

Place

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

Population8,747county
Land area in square miles449county
People per square mile of land19.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.6%county
Share of households that are one person35.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages1.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents383county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in220county
Households that moved away227county
Average income of arriving households$37,591county
Average income of departing households$36,291county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
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 temperature65.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.9 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.66 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F73 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing42 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days245 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 18county
Average first fall frostNov 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$164county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.2¢county
Household electricity use1,096 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.9%county
Homes heated by propane10.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband78.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk8.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk63.1county
Landslide risk30.3county
Hail risk15.6county
Earthquake risk35.9county
Tornado risk16.6county
Tropical cyclone risk63.2county
Extreme heat risk45.1county
Winter weather risk2.2county
Strong wind risk37.7county
Wildfire risk41.9county

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 Wilkinson 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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