Wrightsville, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,487

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.2

6.57% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

39.7%

61.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$34,631

3.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$65,400

Population & Diversity

Wrightsville, GA is home to a population of 3.49k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.63% of Wrightsville, GA residents were born outside of the country (57 people).

In 2024, there were 1.4 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.89k people) in Wrightsville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.34k White (Non-Hispanic) and 105 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Wrightsville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wrightsville, GA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wrightsville, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.89k ± 203
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.34k ± 184
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
105 ± 58

3.9%

Hispanic Population

136 people

3.9% of the people in Wrightsville, GA are hispanic (136 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wrightsville, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

1.63%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

57 people

1.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

60 people

As of 2024, 1.63% of Wrightsville, GA residents (57 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wrightsville, GA was 1.72%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
38 ± 34
Vietnam
20 ± 34
Gulf War (1990s)
13 ± 21

Wrightsville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.9 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wrightsville, GA.

Economy

The economy of Wrightsville, GA employs 666 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wrightsville, GA were Manufacturing (149 people), Retail Trade (116 people), and Public Administration (95 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,731), Public Administration ($45,156), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,417).

Employment

Occupations

666

2024 Value

± 182

2.15%

1 Year growth

± 37.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wrightsville, GA grew at a rate of 2.15%, from 652 employees to 666 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wrightsville, GA, are Transportation Occupations (134 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (84 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (78 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wrightsville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

666

2024 Value

± 182

2.15%

1 Year growth

± 37.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wrightsville, GA grew at a rate of 2.15%, from 652 employees to 666 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wrightsville, GA, are Manufacturing (149 people), Retail Trade (116 people), and Public Administration (95 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wrightsville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Wrightsville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,389

Median earning men ± $2,077

$22,917

Median earning women ± $15,749

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($36,648), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($35,357), and Manufacturing ($33,310).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,500), Public Administration ($41,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($21,696).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wrightsville, GA was $65,400 in 2024, which is 0.197 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $78,600 to $65,400, a 16.8% decrease. The homeownership rate in Wrightsville, GA is 62.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wrightsville, GA have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wrightsville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$65,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$37,024

$557

Median Property Taxes

±$143

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 Wrightsville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

62.4%

Homeownership

2024

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.4% of the housing units in Wrightsville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$34,631

Median Household Income

± $2,760

892

Number of Households

± 183

In 2024, the median household income of the 892 households in Wrightsville, GA declined from $34,631 from the previous year's value of $35,738.

The following chart displays the households in Wrightsville, 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 Wrightsville, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (88.1%)
Carpooled (5.41%)
Other (3.91%)

In 2024, 88.1% of workers in Wrightsville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.41%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.91%).

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

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wrightsville, GA have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.47% of the workforce in Wrightsville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

39.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wrightsville, GA (836 out of 2.1k 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 < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wrightsville, 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

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

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

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