Wilkes

County in Georgia

County

The population development of Wilkes.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Wilkes	County	10,597	10,687	10,593	9,561	9,567	→
Georgia	State	6,478,216	8,186,453	9,687,653	10,713,755	11,180,878

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Wilkes.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Rayle	Town	Wilkes	126	147	202	153	157	→
Tignall	Town	Wilkes	670	642	539	486	498	→
Washington	City	Wilkes	4,364	4,300	4,135	3,750	3,623	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	4,587
Females	4,978

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	1,914
18-64 years	5,347
65+ years	2,304

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	519
70-79 years	1,081
60-69 years	1,487
50-59 years	1,463
40-49 years	1,042
30-39 years	911
20-29 years	930
10-19 years	1,138
0-9 years	994

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	9,565

»Race« (C 2020)
White	5,050
Black/African American	3,846
Indigenous	35
Asian	62
Pacific Islander	1
Some other	178
2 or more	393

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	399
Other	9,166