Atkinson County vs Twiggs County

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson County and Twiggs County: population, income, housing, and more.

Atkinson County and Twiggs County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atkinson County has the higher population (8,261 vs 7,869 in Twiggs County). Twiggs County has the higher median household income ($55,439 vs $38,438 in Atkinson County). Twiggs County has the higher median home value ($104,500 vs $76,300 in Atkinson County).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson County	Twiggs County
Population	8,261	7,869
Median age	36.2 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$38,438	$55,439
Median home value	$76,300	$104,500
Median gross rent	$620	$618
Housing units	3,509	4,053
Homeownership rate	64.6%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson County	Twiggs County
Population	8,239 → 8,261 (+0.3%)	8,229 → 7,869 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$37,197 → $38,438 (+3.3%)	$34,879 → $55,439 (+58.9%)
Median home value	$62,700 → $76,300 (+21.7%)	$65,100 → $104,500 (+60.5%)
Median gross rent	$454 → $620 (+36.6%)	$613 → $618 (+0.8%)

Atkinson County

Population

8,2398,261

Median household income

$37,197$38,438

Median home value

$62,700$76,300

Median gross rent

$454$620

Twiggs County

Population

8,2297,869

Median household income

$34,879$55,439

Median home value

$65,100$104,500

Median gross rent

$613$618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson County	Twiggs County
Under 5	6.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	14.3%
75 and over	4.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson County	Twiggs County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	55.0%
Black or African American	15.2%	40.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson County	Twiggs County
No high school diploma	28.4%	22.2%
High school graduate	33.4%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson County	Twiggs County
Drove alone	83.9%	81.2%
Carpooled	10.7%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson County	Twiggs County
1-unit, detached	44.2%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	48.0%	37.2%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson County	Twiggs County
Poverty rate	25.0%	14.9%
Average household size	2.58	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1991	1985