Twiggs County vs. Wilkinson County

	Twiggs County (GA)	Wilkinson County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,188	9,036
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-9.2%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	9,022	9,568
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	9,023	9,563
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.3%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.7%	19.4%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	52.2%
White alone, percent	57.1%	58.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	40.5%	38.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.5%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.5%	56.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	629	403
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,252	4,483
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.3%	75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$63,200	$70,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,039	$1,015
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$347	$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$577	$642
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.2%	3.7%
Building permits, 2018	19	8
Households, 2014-2018	3,031	3,237
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.2%	93.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.0%	2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	65.5%	69.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	53.4%	55.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	70.8%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.4%	10.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.2%	13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.4%	48.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.2%	45.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,933	32,512
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,307	$3,395
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.8	27.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,037	$37,583
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,465	$21,403
Persons in poverty, percent	21.3%	23.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	72	135
Total employment, 2017	1,546	2,031
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	58,881	101,254
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.9%	-6.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	588	593
All firms, 2012	638	718
Men-owned firms, 2012	274	307
Women-owned firms, 2012	235	376
Minority-owned firms, 2012	341	422
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	289	277
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	69	68
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	521	621
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	25.2	21.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	358.40	447.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Twiggs county (GA) and Wilkinson county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.