Wilcox County
Non-metro Georgia
Unemployment as of 2026-05 · population vintage 2025 · GDP 2024 · ACS 2024
Population
8,797
0.1% since 2020 (+10)
Unemployment
3.0%
-0.4 pp vs state (3.4%)
GDP / capita
$24,853
Total $0.22bn
Median home value
$87,600
Rent $610/mo
Median household income
$54,138
Homeownership 74.7%
Metro area
Non-metro Georgia
61st-lowest of 159 counties
Unemployment — last 12 months
Monthly local-area unemployment rate (BLS LAUS), 2025-05 – 2026-05.
Population & migration
Components of change behind Wilcox County's 0.1% growth (Census PEP, 2025).
Domestic migration
+310
International migration
-7
Natural change
-296
Net population change
+10
Housing
Median values from Census ACS (2024); permits from the Building Permits Survey (2025).
| Median home value | $87,600 |
| Median gross rent | $610/mo |
| Median household income | $54,138 |
| Homeownership rate | 74.7% |
| Building permits (2025) | — |
A county-level overview. For deep metro analysis, see the Wilcox County metro report linked above. Statewide context: Population · Labor · GDP · Housing.