Demographics of Wilkinson County, Georgia

Wilkinson County, Georgia had 8,650 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −182 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.

Wilkinson County, in four figures

8,650
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −182 people.; 42.5 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,465 ±$7,276
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.

Wilkinson County, Georgia's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wilkinson 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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Wilkinson County, Georgia's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wilkinson 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	8,832	100.0	100.0
2021	8,796	99.6	100.2
2022	8,704	98.6	100.7
2023	8,762	99.2	101.6
2024	8,696	98.5	102.5
2025	8,650	97.9	103.1

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Population of Wilkinson 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	8,832	−41	−23	0	−17
2021	8,796	−36	−62	0	+16
2022	8,704	−92	−52	+2	−37
2023	8,762	+58	−35	+3	+91
2024	8,696	−66	−25	+2	−43
2025	8,650	−46	−22	+1	−24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±1.4: for men 41.4 ±1.8 and for women 44.3 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wilkinson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	478 ±28	5.5% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,437 ±163	16.4% ±1.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	751 ±161	8.6% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,031 ±209	23.2% ±2.4	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,252 ±198	25.7% ±2.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,798 ±178	20.6% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,465 ±$7,276, and income per person $25,403 ±$1,982, 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 Wilkinson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,039 ±182	29.9% ±5.0	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	862 ±155	24.8% ±4.3	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	567 ±129	16.3% ±3.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	337 ±92	9.7% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	487 ±117	14.0% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	57 to 187	1.7% to 5.4%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	17 to 101	0.5% to 2.9%	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 Wilkinson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	1,863 ±278	21.6% ±3.2	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	628 ±137	33.1% ±6.3	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	779 ±148	18.4% ±3.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	456 ±120	18.3% ±4.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wilkinson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wilkinson County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	4,304 ±23	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.7% ±4.2	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.3% ±4.1	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.5% ±1.8	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.5% ±3.7	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$86,300 ±$7,529	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$825 ±$40	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	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 Wilkinson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	290 ±0	3.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,867 ±103	55.6% ±1.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,298 ±87	37.7% ±1.0	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 111	0% to 1.3%	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	7 to 211	0.1% to 2.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	67 to 205	0.8% to 2.3%	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 Wilkinson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	7,602 ±214	86.9% ±2.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	975 ±189	11.1% ±2.2	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 56	0% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	50 to 238	0.6% to 2.7%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 127	0% to 1.5%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20 to 146	0.2% to 1.7%	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%.

Wilkinson County among the counties of Georgia

135th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Wilkinson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Wilkinson County	8,650	−2.1%
Montgomery County	8,635	+0.8%
Chattahoochee County	8,465	−10.6%
Atkinson County	8,454	+1.8%
Lincoln County	8,112	+5.3%
Taylor County	7,818	> −0.1%

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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