Terrell County vs Wilkinson County

A side-by-side comparison of Terrell County and Wilkinson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Terrell County has the higher population (8,941 vs 8,795 in Wilkinson County). Wilkinson County has the higher median household income ($46,673 vs $43,812 in Terrell County). Terrell County has the higher median home value ($111,500 vs $90,800 in Wilkinson County).

Population, income & housing

	Terrell County	Wilkinson County
Population	8,941	8,795
Median age	41.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,812	$46,673
Median home value	$111,500	$90,800
Median gross rent	$727	$766
Housing units	4,241	4,298
Homeownership rate	56.5%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Terrell County	Wilkinson County
Population	8,737 → 8,941 (+2.3%)	9,010 → 8,795 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$34,768 → $43,812 (+26.0%)	$38,996 → $46,673 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $111,500 (+21.1%)	$70,700 → $90,800 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $727 (+13.9%)	$635 → $766 (+20.6%)

Terrell County

Population

8,7378,941

Median household income

$34,768$43,812

Median home value

$92,100$111,500

Median gross rent

$638$727

Wilkinson County

Population

9,0108,795

Median household income

$38,996$46,673

Median home value

$70,700$90,800

Median gross rent

$635$766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Terrell County	Wilkinson County
Under 5	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.4%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.8%
75 and over	8.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Terrell County	Wilkinson County
White (non-Hispanic)	36.4%	55.3%
Black or African American	59.6%	38.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Terrell County	Wilkinson County
No high school diploma	22.2%	10.4%
High school graduate	35.7%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Terrell County	Wilkinson County
Drove alone	71.7%	83.9%
Carpooled	14.3%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	4.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Terrell County	Wilkinson County
1-unit, detached	74.5%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	2.8%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.4%	32.5%

Poverty & households

	Terrell County	Wilkinson County
Poverty rate	33.0%	20.3%
Average household size	2.57	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1975	1983