Taliaferro County vs. Wilkes County

	Taliaferro County (GA)	Wilkes County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,608	9,876
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.3%	-6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,717	10,593
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,717	10,593
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.1%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.9%	21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.3%	23.1%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	52.0%
White alone, percent	42.0%	55.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	54.2%	41.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.4%	5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	38.7%	51.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	104	578
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,016	5,158
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.1%	65.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$67,100	$81,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,035	$1,082
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$419	$428
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$533	$704
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.6%	7.3%
Households, 2014-2018	612	3,879
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.9%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.4%	5.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	63.4%	59.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	42.5%	43.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	71.2%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	7.0%	12.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	17.4%	9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.8%	17.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.7%	52.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.6%	48.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,329	70,376
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$1,386	$6,985
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.7	25.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,797	$35,106
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,897	$23,198
Persons in poverty, percent	24.6%	20.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	16	197
Total employment, 2017	42	2,049
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,066	65,984
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-12.5%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	121	678
All firms, 2012	160	787
Men-owned firms, 2012	137	458
Minority-owned firms, 2012	66	272
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	72	479
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	153	695
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	8.8	22.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	194.61	469.49

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Taliaferro county (GA) and Wilkes county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.