Wilkes County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 5,02850.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,32743.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5235.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 930.9%Two or more races
  • 400.4%Asian alone
  • 140.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $175,734

Here:	$175,734
State:	$274,276

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,914

Here:	$210,914
State:	$266,514

Mobile homes: $52,547

Here:	$52,547
State:	$74,102

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 3

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,380 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,041 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wilkes County is $397 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.

Cities in this county include: Washington-Metasville, Washington, Tignall, Rayle.

Neighboring counties: Aiken County, South Carolina , Columbia County , Richland County, South Carolina , DeKalb County , Fayette County , Wichita County, Texas .

Current college students: 289
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 330 (27.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1192010 or later
• 1002000 to 2009
• 401990 to 1999
• 91980 to 1989
• 141970 to 1979
• 48Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,814
• One, attached: 28
• Two: 205
• 3 or 4: 81
• 5 to 9: 15
• 20 to 49: 11
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 1,092

Housing units in Wilkes County with a mortgage: 1,166 (22 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,647

Religion statistics for Wilkes County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Wilkes County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 13, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4259: February 26, 2016, FEMA Id: 4259, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 15, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4165: March 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4165, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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 Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1554: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1554, 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Heavy Rain, High Winds, Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 22, 1992 to December 07, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-969: December 01, 1992, FEMA Id: 969, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Wind, Heavy Rain
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought

4.01% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,669 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.99% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($30,406 average AGI)
1.03% relocated from other states ($8,271 average AGI)

Wilkes County:	1.03%
Georgia average:	3.60%

5.21% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,200 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.14% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($22,469 average AGI)
1.07% relocated to other states ($6,731 average AGI)

Wilkes County:	1.07%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Clarke County, GA

0.66% ($15,227 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wilkes County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,707 (659 living alone), Female householders: 2,369 (917 living alone)

• 1,620 spouses (1,620 opposite-sex spouses), 119 unmarried partners, (119 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,049 children (2,671 natural, 314 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 358 grandchildren, 200 brothers or sisters, 148 parents, 78 foster children, 200 other relatives, 115 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 106

Size of family households: 1,192 2-persons, 590 3-persons, 416 4-persons, 186 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,579 1-person, 58 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

788 married couples with children.
853 single-parent households (125 men, 728 women).

94.3% of residents of Wilkes speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $80,750,000 ($7,630 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,704,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,410,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,183,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $732,000
Federal grants: $25,126,000
Federal procurement contracts: $431,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,867,000 ($118,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $207,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,763,000
Federal Government insurance: $97,000

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

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.04 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

• Year house built in Wilkes County, Georgia
• 842014 or later
• 482010 to 2013
• 3652000 to 2009
• 6251990 to 1999
• 7921980 to 1989
• 1,4111970 to 1979
• 7431960 to 1969
• 4051950 to 1959
• 2281940 to 1949
• 4951939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Wilkes County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkes County, Georgia
• 51 room
• 02 rooms
• 83 rooms
• 2144 rooms
• 6225 rooms
• 8196 rooms
• 4837 rooms
• 2318 rooms
• 3969+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkes County, Georgia
• 61 room
• 52 rooms
• 1053 rooms
• 2854 rooms
• 4295 rooms
• 2576 rooms
• 1147 rooms
• 358 rooms
• 349+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wilkes County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkes County, Georgia
• 5no bedroom
• 191 bedroom
• 5062 bedrooms
• 1,6333 bedrooms
• 4954 bedrooms
• 1105+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkes County, Georgia
• 6no bedroom
• 1271 bedroom
• 3662 bedrooms
• 5993 bedrooms
• 1614 bedrooms
• 195+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkes County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkes County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 253no vehicle
• 7871 vehicle
• 7132 vehicles
• 6323 vehicles
• 3194 vehicles
• 985+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkes County in renter-occupied apartments
• 235no vehicle
• 5541 vehicle
• 3812 vehicles
• 1013 vehicles
• 204 vehicles
• 55+ vehicles

88.6% of Wilkes County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 8,284
• Other state: 1,350
• Northeast: 316
• Midwest: 240
• South: 786
• West: 11

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 509
• Number of aged recipients: 100
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 409
• Number of recipients under 18: 46
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 270
• Number of recipients older than 64: 193
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 282
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 190