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Wilkinson County, Georgia (GA)

County population in 2022: 9,009 (all rural); it was 10,220 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,504
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,452
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,148
Renter-occupied apartments: 710 (it was 679 in 2000)
% of renters here:

18%
State:

34%

Land area: 447 sq. mi.

Water area: 5.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Wilkinson County: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.6%), Manufacturing (16.4%), Retail trade (12.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Wilkinson County, GA (2022)
    • 4,87154.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,40238.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2913.3%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2202.5%Two or more races
    • 1381.5%Some other race alone
    • 10.01%Asian alone
Median resident age:

42.7 years
Georgia median age:

37.6 years
Males: 4,296  (47.7%)
Females: 4,713  (52.3%)
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Average household size:
Wilkinson County:

2.0 people
Georgia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $41,603 ($32,723 in 1999)
This county:

$41,603
Georgia:

$72,837

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $453 (lower quartile is $320, upper quartile is $600)
This county:

$453
State:

$1065


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $105,946 (it was $51,900 in 2000)
Wilkinson:

$105,946
Georgia:

$297,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,947 - $157,910

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $143,143
Here:

$143,143
State:

$376,364

Mobile homes: $61,322
Here:

$61,322
State:

$102,413

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,062
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $386

Institutionalized population: 101

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 8
  • Burglaries: 6
  • Thefts: 16
  • Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 8
  • Burglaries: 10
  • Thefts: 18
  • Auto thefts: 3
Wilkinson County, GA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 6 buildings, average cost: $198,400
  • 2020: 9 buildings, average cost: $209,100
  • 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $116,000
  • 2018: 8 buildings, average cost: $143,500
  • 2017: 10 buildings, average cost: $115,800
  • 2016: 9 buildings, average cost: $115,800
  • 2015: 5 buildings, average cost: $114,200
  • 2014: 1 building, cost: $87,700
  • 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,800
  • 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 2011: 1 building, cost: $158,100
  • 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $175,600
  • 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $93,100
  • 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $137,500
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $94,500
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $142,200
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $121,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Wilkinson, GA residents
Average permit cost in Wilkinson, GA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $912 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $753 (0.8%)

Distribution of median household income in Wilkinson, GA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wilkinson, GA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wilkinson, GA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 20.4%
Wilkinson County:

20.4%
Georgia:

12.7%
(16.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.2% for Black residents, 25.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 28.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.7 years old
(Males: 42.1 years old, Females: 44.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.6 years old, Black residents: 42.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.1 years old, Other race residents: 39.8 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wilkinson County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $469 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $606 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre, Toomsboro, Irwinton.

Wilkinson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Claiborne Parish, Louisiana , Dallas County, Alabama , Hale County, Alabama , Oktibbeha County, Mississippi , Smith County, Texas , Throckmorton County, Texas , Yoakum County, Texas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.9%
Georgia:

2.9%

Unemployment by year in Wilkinson, GA
County total employment by year in Wilkinson, GA
County average yearly wages by year in Wilkinson, GA

Current college students: 391
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 197 (8.9% naturalized citizens)

Wilkinson County:

2.2%
Whole state:

10.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 122010 or later
  • 992000 to 2009
  • 701990 to 1999
  • 101980 to 1989
  • 181970 to 1979
  • 13Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.9%

Wilkinson County marital status for males Wilkinson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,844
  • 3 or 4: 65
  • 5 to 9: 94
  • 10 to 19: 3
  • Mobile homes: 1,388

Housing units in Wilkinson County with a mortgage: 954 (16 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19

Here:

98.0% with mortgage
State:

98.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Wilkinson County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant2,86519
Black Protestant1,1707
Mainline Protestant5086
Other11-
Catholic--
None5,009-
Wilkinson County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Wilkinson County:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.99 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Wilkinson County:

7.95 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 4
This county:

3.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Wilkinson County:

12.5%
Georgia:

10.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Wilkinson County:

31.4%
State:

27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

20.9%
State:

14.6%

Agriculture in Wilkinson County:

Average size of farms: 241 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9,115
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $204.34
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $16,753
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.59%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.40%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,889
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.24
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.26%
Corn for grain: 210 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 672 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1100 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 429 harvested acres
Vegetables: 54 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 105 acres

Earthquake activity:

Wilkinson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 0% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from Wilkinson County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 179.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 179.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 179.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 279.4 miles away from Wilkinson County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 209.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Georgia Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 9, 2018 - October 23, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4400-GA: October 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4400, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 11, 2008 to May 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1761: May 23, 2008, FEMA Id: 1761, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Georgia Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 01, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1686: March 03, 2007, FEMA Id: 1686, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
  • Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Georgia Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1560: September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: 1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought

The number of natural disasters in Wilkinson County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wilkinson

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,650 (83.1%)
  • Carpooled: 206 (6.5%)
  • Bus: 3 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 17 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 58 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 156 (4.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (26%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Manufacturing (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Manufacturing (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (15%)
  • Production occupations (14%)
  • Material moving occupations (13%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (9%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (65%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • Guatemala (7%)
  • Hungary (3%)
  • Brazil (3%)
  • Haiti (2%)
  • England (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wilkinson County


  • American (16%)
  • English (10%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • German (1%)
  • European (1%)
  • Nigerian (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Wilkinson County, Georgia in 2010:

  • 62 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 39 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 9 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Wilkinson County, Georgia in 2000:

  • 60 people in nursing homes
  • 16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $46,659.

6.73% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($37,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.73%
Georgia average:

10.21%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.78% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($31,317 average AGI)
0.96% relocated from other states ($6,495 average AGI)
Wilkinson County:

0.96%
Georgia average:

3.80%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Baldwin County, GA  1.73% ($32,821 average AGI)
from Jones County, GA  0.74% ($38,333)


6.36% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($34,795 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.36%
Georgia average:

9.60%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.65% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($28,000 average AGI)
0.71% relocated to other states ($6,795 average AGI)
Wilkinson County:

0.71%
Georgia average:

3.15%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Baldwin County, GA  1.58% ($30,902 average AGI)
to Bibb County, GA  0.74% ($33,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.3

Births per 1000 population in Wilkinson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Wilkinson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Wilkinson County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,871 (1,331 aged, 540 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 400 (15%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Wilkinson County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (281)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (37)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (36)
  • Cardiovascular disease, unspecified (10)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,311
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,252

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 9
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,009
  • Male householders: 1,541 (546 living alone), Female householders: 1,896 (609 living alone)
  • 1,329 spouses (1,313 opposite-sex spouses), 175 unmarried partners, (175 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,817 children (2,624 natural, 56 adopted, 136 stepchildren), 318 grandchildren, 195 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 27 foster children, 160 other relatives, 286 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 109

Size of family households: 1,099 2-persons, 445 3-persons, 277 4-persons, 174 5-persons, 95 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,157 1-person, 150 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 15 5-persons.

856 married couples with children.
814 single-parent households (190 men, 624 women).

97.1% of residents of Wilkinson speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $65,060,000 ($6,384 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,026,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,836,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,287,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $191,000
Federal grants: $17,840,000
Federal procurement contracts: $398,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,508,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $104,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,674,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,050,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 807
Here:

80 per 1000 residents
State:

79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 622
Here:

61 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +79
Here:

+8 per 1000 residents
State:

+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -327
Here -32 per 1000 residents
State +26 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Wilkinson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.2
State:

4.6

Year house built in Wilkinson County, Georgia
  • Year house built in Wilkinson County, Georgia
  • 122020 or later
  • 2102010 to 2019
  • 4562000 to 2009
  • 7761990 to 1999
  • 8231980 to 1989
  • 7521970 to 1979
  • 4541960 to 1969
  • 2761950 to 1959
  • 2451940 to 1949
  • 2191939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wilkinson County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkinson County, Georgia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkinson County, Georgia
  • 51 room
  • 162 rooms
  • 643 rooms
  • 1674 rooms
  • 6765 rooms
  • 6976 rooms
  • 4397 rooms
  • 3378 rooms
  • 3869+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkinson County, Georgia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkinson County, Georgia
  • 01 room
  • 212 rooms
  • 13 rooms
  • 1324 rooms
  • 2505 rooms
  • 1836 rooms
  • 227 rooms
  • 388 rooms
  • 119+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wilkinson County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkinson County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkinson County, Georgia
  • 7no bedroom
  • 741 bedroom
  • 5292 bedrooms
  • 1,6123 bedrooms
  • 4114 bedrooms
  • 1355+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkinson County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkinson County, Georgia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 171 bedroom
  • 2462 bedrooms
  • 3563 bedrooms
  • 264 bedrooms
  • 185+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 113no vehicle
  • 7811 vehicle
  • 1,1372 vehicles
  • 5263 vehicles
  • 1464 vehicles
  • 945+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 52no vehicle
  • 3591 vehicle
  • 2142 vehicles
  • 313 vehicles
  • 34 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

94.2% of Wilkinson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Georgia.

Wilkinson County:

94.2%
State average:

86.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7,750
  • Other state: 951
  • Northeast: 153
  • Midwest: 191
  • South: 460
  • West: 148
Year householders moved into unit in Wilkinson County, GA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Wilkinson County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 74.0%Electricity
  • 13.7%Utility gas
  • 9.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.1%Wood
  • 0.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 70.4%Electricity
  • 17.6%Utility gas
  • 11.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 231
Here:

26.6%
Georgia:

12.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 237
Here:

38.7%
Georgia:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 61
Here:

17.1%
Georgia:

17.1%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Wilkinson County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $273,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $58,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,002,000
    Police Protection: $1,321,000
    Correctional Institutions: $914,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $889,000
    General - Other: $819,000
    Health - Other: $626,000
    Financial Administration: $615,000
    General Public Buildings: $477,000
    Central Staff Services: $417,000
    Solid Waste Management: $212,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $183,000
    Parks and Recreation: $133,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
    Libraries: $26,000
    Local Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $164,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $89,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,521,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $50,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,222,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,572,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $650,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $314,000
    Interest Earnings: $32,000
    General Revenue - Other: $30,000
    Sale of Property: $21,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $406,000
    Regular Highways: $154,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    General Public Building: $9,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,417,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $427,000
    Public Welfare: $46,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,405,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,393,000
    Other: $886,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $247,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $34,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
    Other License: $2,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,000

Wilkinson County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $273,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $58,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,002,000
    Police Protection: $1,321,000
    Correctional Institutions: $914,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $889,000
    General - Other: $819,000
    Health - Other: $626,000
    Financial Administration: $615,000
    General Public Buildings: $477,000
    Central Staff Services: $417,000
    Solid Waste Management: $212,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $183,000
    Parks and Recreation: $133,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
    Libraries: $26,000
    Local Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $164,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $89,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,521,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $50,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,222,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,572,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $650,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $314,000
    Interest Earnings: $32,000
    General Revenue - Other: $30,000
    Sale of Property: $21,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $406,000
    Regular Highways: $154,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    General Public Building: $9,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,417,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $427,000
    Public Welfare: $46,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,405,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,393,000
    Other: $886,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $247,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $34,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
    Other License: $2,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,000

Wilkinson County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $273,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $58,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,002,000
    Police Protection: $1,321,000
    Correctional Institutions: $914,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $889,000
    General - Other: $819,000
    Health - Other: $626,000
    Financial Administration: $615,000
    General Public Buildings: $477,000
    Central Staff Services: $417,000
    Solid Waste Management: $212,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $183,000
    Parks and Recreation: $133,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
    Libraries: $26,000
    Local Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $164,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $89,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,521,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $50,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,222,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,572,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $650,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $314,000
    Interest Earnings: $32,000
    General Revenue - Other: $30,000
    Sale of Property: $21,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $406,000
    Regular Highways: $154,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    General Public Building: $9,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,417,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $427,000
    Public Welfare: $46,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,405,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,393,000
    Other: $886,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $247,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $34,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
    Other License: $2,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,000

Wilkinson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $273,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $58,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,002,000
    Police Protection: $1,321,000
    Correctional Institutions: $914,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $889,000
    General - Other: $819,000
    Health - Other: $626,000
    Financial Administration: $615,000
    General Public Buildings: $477,000
    Central Staff Services: $417,000
    Solid Waste Management: $212,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $183,000
    Parks and Recreation: $133,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
    Libraries: $26,000
    Local Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $164,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $89,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,521,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $50,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,222,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,572,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $650,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $314,000
    Interest Earnings: $32,000
    General Revenue - Other: $30,000
    Sale of Property: $21,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $406,000
    Regular Highways: $154,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    General Public Building: $9,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,417,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $427,000
    Public Welfare: $46,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,405,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,393,000
    Other: $886,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $247,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $34,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
    Other License: $2,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 338
  • Number of aged recipients: 25
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 313
  • Number of recipients under 18: 53
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 215
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 70
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 137
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 150
Most common first names in Wilkinson County, GA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John9372.4 years
James8771.5 years
William7671.4 years
Willie7371.1 years
Mary6279.0 years
Robert5668.1 years
George3671.4 years
Annie3080.1 years
Mattie2976.7 years
Henry2872.1 years
Most common last names in Wilkinson County, GA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith7571.4 years
Brown4771.2 years
Brooks4673.9 years
Davis3973.1 years
Jackson3574.7 years
Williams3575.4 years
Hall3277.4 years
Jones3169.7 years
Carswell3174.3 years
Wood3173.6 years

Businesses in Wilkinson County, GA

  • Ace Hardware: 1
  • H&R Block: 1
  • Subway: 1

Wilkinson County on our top lists:

  • #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"