Demographics of Irwin County, Georgia

Irwin County, Georgia had 9,020 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −626 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Irwin County, in four figures

9,020
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.5%
Change since July 2020: −626 people.; 40.3 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,384 ±$8,025
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Irwin County, Georgia's population shrank 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Irwin County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Irwin County, Georgia's population shrank 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Irwin County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,646	100.0	100.0
2021	9,356	97.0	100.2
2022	9,126	94.6	100.7
2023	9,118	94.5	101.6
2024	9,155	94.9	102.5
2025	9,020	93.5	103.1

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Population of Irwin County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	9,646	−18	−10	0	−10
2021	9,356	−290	−63	0	−214
2022	9,126	−230	−57	+2	−194
2023	9,118	−8	−48	+1	+41
2024	9,155	+37	−38	+9	+66
2025	9,020	−135	−39	−2	−92

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±1.2: for men 34.3 ±3.4 and for women 43.1 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Irwin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	592 ±145	6.4% ±1.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,515 ±296	16.3% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	938 ±239	10.1% ±2.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,270 ±310	24.4% ±3.3	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,289 ±261	24.7% ±2.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,681 ±230	18.1% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,384 ±$8,025, and income per person $27,578 ±$3,667, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Irwin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	886 ±254	24.7% ±6.9	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	857 ±200	23.9% ±5.4	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	580 ±175	16.2% ±4.8	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	551 ±192	15.4% ±5.3	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	433 ±147	12.1% ±4.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	95 to 301	2.7% to 8.4%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	17 to 151	0.5% to 4.2%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Irwin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,029 ±568	22.4% ±6.3	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	796 ±221	37.8% ±8.1	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	968 ±367	20.3% ±7.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	265 ±103	12.3% ±4.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Irwin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Irwin County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	4,223 ±16	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.0% ±4.7	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.0% ±4.7	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.4% ±4.2	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.6% ±5.9	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$105,600 ±$13,929	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$865 ±$48	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Irwin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	673 ±0	7.2% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,158 ±20	66.3% ±0.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,241 ±157	24.1% ±1.7	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	46 to 362	0.5% to 3.9%	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Irwin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	7,442 ±308	80.2% ±3.3	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,578 ±281	17.0% ±3.0	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 259	0% to 2.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	62 to 220	0.7% to 2.4%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24 to 100	0.3% to 1.1%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	35 to 123	0.4% to 1.3%	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Irwin County among the counties of Georgia

129th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Irwin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Early County	10,455	−3.1%
Pulaski County	10,172	+3.0%
Wilkes County	9,540	−0.1%
Johnson County	9,310	+1.4%
Seminole County	9,162	+0.4%
Irwin County	9,020	−6.5%
Turner County	8,983	−0.1%
Jenkins County	8,843	+2.1%
Wilcox County	8,797	+0.1%
Hancock County	8,682	−0.3%
Terrell County	8,656	−5.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026