Wilcox County, Georgia Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Wilcox County, GA Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

C

Health Below average

Less healthy than 78% of counties in Georgia
F

Income Well below average
F

Education Well below average

Less educated than 73% of counties in Georgia

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Wilcox County

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric	Wilcox County	Georgia Avg	U.S. Average
Population	8,798	10,939,918	337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi)	23.0	184.0	86.4
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.12%	1.01%	0.59%
Median age	42.2	35.2	37.3
Households	2,614	4,074,039	130,235,071

Population in Wilcox County grew by 1.0% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 8,798 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group	Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Wilcox County is Millennials, aged 29–44, at 23.2% of residents. That is 0.7 points above Georgia as a whole.

Gen Z 13–28 1,803 20.5% -2.2 pts
Millennials 29–44 2,039 23.2% +0.7 pts
Gen X 45–60 1,825 20.7% on par
Boomers 61–79 1,530 17.4% +2.6 pts

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Georgia, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 40.1% of the people living in Wilcox County and men 59.9%.

Women 40.1% Georgia 51.2%
Men 59.9% Georgia 48.8%

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Economy

Wilcox County has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric	Wilcox County	Georgia Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$54,927	$77,523	$80,455
Income growth (%/yr)	6.28%	5.33%	4.80%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.1%	5.2%

The median household income in Wilcox County is about 29% lower than in Georgia.

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Housing

Metric	Wilcox County	Georgia Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$268,477	$256,986	$248,835
Median rent	$610	$1,392	$1,407
Homeownership rate	74.7%	65.7%	65.2%

The median home price in Wilcox County is about 36.7 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $610 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Wilcox County spend about 54 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 227 hours, about 9.4 full days, spent commuting.

Metric	Wilcox County	Georgia Avg	U.S. Average
One-way commute (min)	27.2	23.6	22.4
Round-trip commute (min)	54.4	47.3	44.8
Yearly time spent (hours)	227	197	187
Estimated yearly cost	$7,024	$6,109	$5,790
Work from home	9.2%	15.9%	15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day)	7,354	11,986	8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day)	260	1,447	1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Georgia: Chattahoochee County (8.6 min), Ben Hill County (12.7 min), Tift County (15.8 min).
Slowest: Talbot County (40.8 min), McIntosh County (37.7 min), Paulding County (36.4 min).

The average commute time in Wilcox County is 27 minutes, longer than the 24 minutes in Georgia.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Wilcox County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Wilcox County	Georgia Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	30.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.62	2.53

Highest education index among counties in Georgia: Oconee County (0.4), Fulton County (0.4), Forsyth County (0.4).
Lowest: Quitman County (0.1), Hancock County (0.1), Taliaferro County (0.1).

Health

Wilcox County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Wilcox County	Georgia Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	73.3	75.8	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.9%	20.0%	16.3%
Smokers	24.4%	22.0%	19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Georgia: Forsyth County (0.8), Oconee County (0.8), Fayette County (0.8).
Lowest: Clinch County (0.7), Clay County (0.7), Quitman County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Wilcox County, Georgia.

What is the population of Wilcox County, Georgia?

About 8,798 people live in Wilcox County, Georgia, in 2,614 households of 2.7 people on average. The median age is 42.2, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 5 years.

Is Wilcox County, Georgia mostly urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Wilcox County, Georgia has 23 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 27% of the U.S. average of 86.

Is Wilcox County, Georgia an affordable place to live?

The median home costs 4.9 times the median household income ($268,477 against $54,927), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $610 a month takes about 13% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How common is a college degree in Wilcox County, Georgia?

12.5% of adults in Wilcox County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 8), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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