Wilkes County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 4,91050.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,87439.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5715.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3303.4%Two or more races
  • 170.2%Some other race alone
  • 160.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $235,226

Here:	$235,226
State:	$376,364

Townhouses or other attached units: $286,049

Here:	$286,049
State:	$341,709

Mobile homes: $72,091

Here:	$72,091
State:	$102,413

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 76
• Burglaries: 52
• Thefts: 79
• Auto thefts: 22

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 88
• Burglaries: 55
• Thefts: 125
• Auto thefts: 19

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,621 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,027 (1.0%)

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: 82.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 281 (14.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 852010 or later
• 1192000 to 2009
• 431990 to 1999
• 91980 to 1989
• 141970 to 1979
• 48Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,449
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 230
• 3 or 4: 107
• 5 to 9: 164
• 10 to 19: 41
• Mobile homes: 1,284

Housing units in Wilkes County with a mortgage: 1,044 (60 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

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

6.67% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,100 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.58% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($38,344 average AGI)
1.09% relocated from other states ($6,751 average AGI)

Wilkes County:	1.09%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Clarke County, GA

0.72% ($25,167 average AGI)

5.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,139 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.05% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($34,679 average AGI)
1.01% relocated to other states ($7,461 average AGI)

Wilkes County:	1.01%
Georgia average:	3.15%

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 2009: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.6

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: 1,909 (702 living alone), Female householders: 2,274 (736 living alone)

• 1,803 spouses (1,803 opposite-sex spouses), 130 unmarried partners, (130 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,476 children (2,209 natural, 46 adopted, 221 stepchildren), 543 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 108 parents, 0 foster children, 129 other relatives, 193 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 131

Size of family households: 1,346 2-persons, 506 3-persons, 332 4-persons, 338 5-persons, 25 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,443 1-person, 115 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 20 5-persons.

1,040 married couples with children.
425 single-parent households (32 men, 393 women).

94.7% of residents of Wilkes speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.3% 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 (100% 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
• 02020 or later
• 3162010 to 2019
• 5092000 to 2009
• 3981990 to 1999
• 8791980 to 1989
• 1,2201970 to 1979
• 6771960 to 1969
• 4091950 to 1959
• 2311940 to 1949
• 4701939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Wilkes County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkes County, Georgia
• 121 room
• 02 rooms
• 173 rooms
• 1464 rooms
• 7905 rooms
• 7396 rooms
• 4487 rooms
• 1948 rooms
• 4309+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkes County, Georgia
• 01 room
• 282 rooms
• 1173 rooms
• 2464 rooms
• 5335 rooms
• 2216 rooms
• 1027 rooms
• 718 rooms
• 649+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wilkes County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkes County, Georgia
• 11no bedroom
• 361 bedroom
• 4782 bedrooms
• 1,7433 bedrooms
• 3934 bedrooms
• 915+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkes County, Georgia
• 0no bedroom
• 1091 bedroom
• 4162 bedrooms
• 7893 bedrooms
• 824 bedrooms
• 85+ 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
• 98no vehicle
• 9751 vehicle
• 9662 vehicles
• 4263 vehicles
• 2924 vehicles
• 315+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkes County in renter-occupied apartments
• 88no vehicle
• 6261 vehicle
• 3742 vehicles
• 2333 vehicles
• 854 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.6% of Wilkes County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 8,009
• Other state: 1,254
• Northeast: 202
• Midwest: 198
• South: 810
• West: 40

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