Wilcox County, GA

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2022 Population

8,839

0.0226% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

41.4

1.22% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

23%

11.3% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$46,759

12.9% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$65,300

3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Wilcox County, GA had a population of 8.84k people with a median age of 41.4 and a median household income of $46,759. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Wilcox County, GA declined from 8,841 to 8,839, a −0.0226% decrease and its median household income grew from $41,406 to $46,759, a 12.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wilcox County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (59.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (33.6%), White (Hispanic) (3.39%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.14%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.02%).

None of the households in Wilcox County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.2% of the residents in Wilcox County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Wilcox County, GA was $65,300, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Wilcox County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilcox County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Wilcox County, GA borders Ben Hill County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Telfair County, GA, and Turner County, GA.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Wilcox County, GA is home to a population of 8.84k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 4% of Wilcox County, GA residents were born outside of the country (354 people).

In 2022, there were 1.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.26k people) in Wilcox County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.97k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 300 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.2%

2022 Citizenship

96.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.2% of Wilcox County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Wilcox County, GA was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wilcox County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wilcox County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.26k ± 15
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.97k ± 74
White (Hispanic)
300 ± 207

4.71%

Hispanic Population

416 people

4.71% of the people in Wilcox County, GA are hispanic (416 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wilcox County, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2022 Foreign-Born Population

354 people

3.45%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

305 people

As of 2022, 4% of Wilcox County, GA residents (354 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wilcox County, GA was 3.45%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wilcox County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
81 ± 47
Gulf War (1990s)
44 ± 43
Gulf War (2001-)
22 ± 38

Wilcox County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.84 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wilcox County, GA employs 2.89k people. The largest industries in Wilcox County, GA are Public Administration (387 people), Manufacturing (362 people), and Retail Trade (330 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($67,672), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($57,407), and Educational Services ($56,285).

Employment

Occupations

2.89k

2022 Value

± 331

6.75%

1 Year growth

± 14.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Wilcox County, GA grew at a rate of 6.75%, from 2.71k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilcox County, GA, are Management Occupations (339 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (259 people), and Transportation Occupations (242 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilcox County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.89k

2022 Value

± 331

6.75%

1 Year growth

± 14.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Wilcox County, GA grew at a rate of 6.75%, from 2.71k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilcox County, GA, are Public Administration (387 people), Manufacturing (362 people), and Retail Trade (330 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilcox County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Wilcox County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,000

Median earning men ± $4,908

$31,042

Median earning women ± $3,227

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($69,461), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($62,708), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,130).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,662), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,417), and Public Administration ($38,958).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

38
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
23
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
23
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wilcox County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 73.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.488%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (73.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.488%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wilcox County, GA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wilcox County, GA was $65,300 in 2022, which is 0.232 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $63,400 to $65,300, a 3% increase. The homeownership rate in Wilcox County, GA is 73.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Wilcox County, GA have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilcox County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wilcox County, GA is $46,759. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Wilcox County, GA was Census Tract 9603 with a value of $62,130, followed by Census Tract 9602 and Census Tract 9604, with respective values of $46,607 and $45,625.

Property

$65,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,335

$1,840

Median Property Taxes

±$204

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wilcox County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wilcox County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.6%

Homeownership

2022

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.6% of the housing units in Wilcox County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wilcox County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9603
Census Tract 9602
Census Tract 9604

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wilcox County, GA was Census Tract 9603 with a value of $62,130, followed by Census Tract 9602 and Census Tract 9604, with respective values of $46,607 and $45,625.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Wilcox County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$46,759

Median Household Income

± $4,699

2.5k

Number of Households

± 248

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.5k households in Wilcox County, GA grew to $46,759 from the previous year's value of $41,406.

The following chart displays the households in Wilcox County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilcox County, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (84%)
Carpooled (6.22%)
Other (4.43%)

In 2022, 84% of workers in Wilcox County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.22%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilcox County, GA have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.54% of the workforce in Wilcox County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wilcox County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wilcox County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wilcox County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilcox County, GA (1.61k out of 6.98k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilcox County, GA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83.1% of the population of Wilcox County, GA has health coverage, with 34.2% on employee plans, 19.9% on Medicaid, 17.7% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.741% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wilcox County, GA see 8502 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.54% decrease from the previous year (8635 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2913 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4370 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

8,502 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wilcox County, GA

Primary care physicians in Wilcox County, GA see an average of 8,502 patients per year. This represents a 1.54% decrease from the previous year (8,635 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wilcox County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.9%

Uninsured

34.2%

Employer Coverage

19.9%

Medicaid

17.7%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

0.741%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wilcox County, GA declined by 5.12% from 17.8% to 16.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wilcox County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Wilcox County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wilcox County, GA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.9% in Wilcox County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wilcox County, GA.