Wilkinson County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Wilkinson County, Georgia had an estimated 8,667 residents on July 1, 2024, down 2.4 percent since the 2020 census base of 8,881, across 447 square miles. County output reached $603.6 m in 2024, 143 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wilkinson County
How many people live in Wilkinson County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20248,747
- Households3,473
- Average household size2.52
- Median household income$45,465
- Median age42.5
- Median gross rent$825 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$86,300
- Home value to household income1.9 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over6,081
- Population under 181,915
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,798
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 645,034
- Civilian labor force3,701
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over54.2 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties134th of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included2583rd of 3,222
Wilkinson County is the 134th largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 1.9 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 21.9 percent against 20.6 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Wilkinson County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20248,667
- Census 2020 base population8,881
- Population change since the 2020 census base-2.41 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-80
- Births, 2024109
- Deaths, 2024152
- Natural change, 2024-43
- Net domestic migration, 2024-41
- Net international migration, 20245
- Total net migration, 2024-36
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 202429
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2602nd of 3,144
The county has lost 2.41 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. The population fell in 2024 from both sources: deaths exceeded births and more people left than moved in.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Wilkinson County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving207
- People arriving, from those returns370
- Tax returns filed by households leaving222
- Net household movement-15
- Adjusted gross income arriving$8.7 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$812,000
- Average income of an arriving household$42,058
- Average income of a leaving household$35,559
- Largest single originBaldwin County (42 households)
- Largest single destinationBaldwin County (52 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County | 42 | 83 | $1.4 m |
| Jones County | 26 | 45 | $1.1 m |
Households arriving report $6,499 more average income than households leaving, so the migration is raising local spending power rather than just moving it around. The largest single source of arrivals is Baldwin County, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Wilkinson County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$603.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$699.3 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-13.7 percent
- GDP change over five years4.6 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Georgia areas BEA publishes105th of 159
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes2271st of 3,127
- GDP per resident$69,004
Output grew -13.7 percent in the latest year and 4.6 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Employment by industry in Wilkinson County
- Covered employment, annual average2,836
- Establishments reporting174
- Average annual pay$58,230
- Average weekly wage$1,120
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, employment829
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, average annual pay$75,687
- Transportation and warehousing, employment291
- Transportation and warehousing, average annual pay$59,685
- Construction, employment280
- Construction, average annual pay$56,140
- Administrative and support and waste management services, employment248
- Administrative and support and waste management services, average annual pay$61,908
- Manufacturing, employment247
- Health care and social assistance, employment134
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 829 | 9 | $75,687 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 291 | 16 | $59,685 |
| Construction | 280 | 18 | $56,140 |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 248 | 8 | $61,908 |
| Manufacturing | 247 | 14 | $74,681 |
| Health care and social assistance | 134 | 15 | $39,510 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 58 | 5 | $61,516 |
| Other services, except public administration | 35 | 11 | $13,122 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction is the largest private sector at 829 jobs, 29.2 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Wilkinson County?
- Establishments, all industries143
- Employment at those establishments2,543
- Annual payroll$136.4 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents16.3
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Wilkinson County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorized0
- Multifamily units authorized0
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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SBA loans in Wilkinson County (7(a) and 504)
- 7(a) approvals recorded1
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$1.1 m
- Average 7(a) approval$1,075,000
- Median 7(a) approval$1,075,000
- Largest single approval$1,075,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active1
- Distinct industries receiving approvals1
- Median 7(a) term240 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer100.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms1
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter0
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Wilkinson County
Do SBA loans in Wilkinson County get paid back?
- Loans with a final outcome recorded0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure1
Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wilkinson County
How large is Wilkinson County?
- Land area447 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties39th of 159
- Width, east to west26.8 mi
- Height, north to south28.9 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land20
- Establishments per square mile0.32
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Flood risk in Wilkinson County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Wilkinson County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 135167
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book8
- Of those, participating in the NFIP7
- NFIP participation rate87.5 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Wilkinson County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Wilkinson County (community 135167), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Wilkinson County in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 87.5 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
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Feasibility studies
When a Wilkinson County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Wilkinson County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20248,747
- Households3,473
- Average household size2.52
- Median household income$45,465
- Median age42.5
Common questions
Wilkinson County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wilkinson County, Georgia?
The Census Bureau estimates 8,667 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 8,747, in 3,473 households, ranking 134th of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wilkinson County's population growing?
The population has fallen 2.41 percent since the 2020 census base of 8,881, to 8,667 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 109 births against 152 deaths, with net migration of -36. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Wilkinson County?
$45,465. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $86,300, which is 1.9 times income, and median gross rent is $825 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Wilkinson County?
143 establishments, employing 2,543 people with an annual payroll of $136.4 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Wilkinson County?
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction is the largest private sector at 829 jobs, 29.2 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 2,836 jobs at an average annual pay of $58,230, or $1,120 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Wilkinson County?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, with a median approval of $1,075,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
How many building permits were issued in Wilkinson County?
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Wilkinson County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Wilkinson County come from?
The largest single origin is Baldwin County, with 42 households. Arriving households report an average income of $42,058 against $35,559 for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Wilkinson County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Wilkinson County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Wilkinson County
Cities and places in Wilkinson.
7 Census places lie wholly or partly in Wilkinson County. All 7 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | city | 2,485 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Ivey | city | 964 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| McIntyre | town | 633 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Irwinton | city | 534 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Toomsboro | city | 467 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Allentown | city | 341 | None recorded | 34.4 percent here, 32.1 percent Bleckley County, 21.4 percent Twiggs County, 12.1 percent Laurens County |
| Danville | town | 111 | None recorded | 17.9 percent here, 82.1 percent Twiggs County |
A further 1 of the county's 1 SBA 7(a) approvals are to borrowers in cities that match no Census place in Wilkinson County, the largest being Milledgeville (1). Those are postal cities, unincorporated areas and cities outside the county, so no place row claims them; they are counted in the county total above.
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