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Wilkes County, Georgia; Taliaferro County, Georgia; Gordon County, Georgia; Pickens County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia

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Table

Wilkes County, Georgia
Taliaferro County, Georgia
Gordon County, Georgia
Pickens County, Georgia
Whitfield County, Georgia
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
9,518
1,609
59,757
35,969
103,687
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
9,518
1,609
59,757
35,969
103,687
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
9,565
1,608
58,855
34,825
103,095
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
9,562
1,559
57,544
33,212
102,867
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
9,562
1,559
57,544
33,212
102,867
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-0.5%
3.2%
3.8%
8.3%
0.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
Z
3.1%
2.3%
4.9%
0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 9,565 1,559 57,544 33,216 102,864
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 10,593 1,717 55,186 29,431 102,599
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.4%
4.7%
5.5%
4.4%
6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.7%
18.4%
22.7%
18.5%
24.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.7%
27.7%
15.7%
22.9%
14.8%
Female persons, percent
51.5%
48.9%
50.4%
50.0%
49.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
56.3%
40.7%
90.7%
95.6%
90.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
39.5%
53.1%
4.6%
1.5%
4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.2%
0.6%
0.5%
1.5%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.2%
1.9%
1.7%
0.7%
1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.0%
0.4%
Z
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
2.6%
4.1%
2.0%
1.6%
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
6.0%
5.8%
17.3%
3.7%
37.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.6%
37.3%
75.3%
92.5%
55.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 467 155 2,722 2,439 3,552
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.8% 2.4% 8.1% 2.0% 17.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 5,257 917 23,496 15,509 39,947
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 65.7% 75.1% 71.5% 78.9% 67.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $92,500 $69,200 $179,100 $263,200 $175,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,213 $1,083 $1,242 $1,462 $1,258
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $480 $449 $444 $525 $405
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $777 $693 $830 $990 $849
Building permits, 2022 41 NA 631 419 371
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 4,032 643 20,555 13,042 35,797
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.35 2.54 2.79 2.54 2.84
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 92.3% 95.7% 91.6% 89.9% 91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.4% 5.1% 16.3% 3.0% 30.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 72.6% 75.7% 91.9% 94.9% 91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 52.8% 59.6% 77.4% 91.1% 86.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 82.6% 84.3% 77.9% 90.1% 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 15.6% 11.5% 16.7% 24.3% 18.6%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 9.0% 15.1% 10.1% 13.9% 7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
18.6%
17.4%
21.7%
16.6%
23.4%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 51.9% 49.6% 59.9% 57.5% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 49.4% 46.0% 50.6% 51.9% 57.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 7,830 NA 89,192 52,802 212,236
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 12,714 NA 247,029 173,558 D
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,705 NA 48,130 7,666 D
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 73,738 2,838 660,129 417,436 1,413,334
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $7,472 $1,761 $11,540 $13,234 $13,579
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 29.5 28.5 23.4 32.5 21.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $51,780 $45,881 $57,555 $72,558 $59,659
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $29,042 $24,766 $29,787 $37,686 $28,594
Persons in poverty, percent
18.6%
20.0%
11.5%
10.7%
12.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 183 17 1,039 753 2,244
Total employment, 2021 1,926 219 19,566 6,950 50,443
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 79,828 2,536 1,073,293 324,313 2,447,147
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 2.6% 0.5% 0.4% 2.3% -9.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 758 137 4,046 3,624 6,907
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 208 S 914 658 1,790
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 98 S 510 S 1,086
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 64 S 124 S 173
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 172 41 198
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 159 S 552 S 1,283
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 51 S 140
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 168 S 675 S 1,303
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 20.4 8.0 161.4 143.1 354.2
Population per square mile, 2010 22.6 8.8 155.1 126.8 353.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 469.50 194.61 356.44 232.06 290.45
Land area in square miles, 2010 469.49 194.61 355.81 232.06 290.46
FIPS Code 13317 13265 13129 13227 13313
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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