Population
8,650
-2.1% since 2020 (-182)
Unemployment
3.3%
+0.3 pp vs state (3.0%)
GDP / capita
$69,778
Total $0.60bn
Median home value
$86,300
Rent $825/mo
Median household income
$45,465
Homeownership 80.5%
Metro area
Non-metro Georgia
124th-lowest of 159 counties

Unemployment — last 12 months

Monthly local-area unemployment rate (BLS LAUS), 2025-04 – 2026-04.

Population & migration

Components of change behind Wilkinson County's -2.1% growth (Census PEP, 2025).

Domestic migration
+3
International migration
+8
Natural change
-196
Net population change
-182

Housing

Median values from Census ACS (2024); permits from the Building Permits Survey (2025).

Median home value$86,300
Median gross rent$825/mo
Median household income$45,465
Homeownership rate80.5%
Building permits (2025)18 (18 SF / 0 MF)

A county-level overview. For deep metro analysis, see the Wilkinson County metro report linked above. Statewide context: Population · Labor · GDP · Housing.