Jenkins County, Georgia

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,674
Median household income: $36,906
Median home value: $81,100

Home to 8,674 residents, Jenkins County is one of Georgia's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $36,906 runs below the Georgia figure of $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jenkins County's population declined 1.4% from 8,793 to 8,674, while its median household income rose 34.8% from $27,375 to $36,906.

7.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,674
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $36,906
Median home value: $81,100
Median gross rent: $544
Housing units: 4,427
Homeownership rate: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7938,674

Median household income

$27,375$36,906

Median home value

$74,500$81,100

Median gross rent

$548$544

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,793	$27,375	$74,500	$548
2020	8,787	$25,712	$61,300	$574
2021	8,693	$29,061	$76,600	$636
2022	8,704	$31,463	$81,800	$665
2023	8,674	$36,906	$81,100	$544

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	255	2.9%
5 to 17	1,357	15.6%
18 to 24	474	5.5%
25 to 34	973	11.2%
35 to 44	1,392	16.0%
45 to 54	939	10.8%
55 to 64	1,482	17.1%
65 to 74	1,070	12.3%
75 and over	732	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,920	56.7%
Black or African American	3,294	38.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	2	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	365	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate43.9%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,244	18.9%
High school graduate	2,895	43.9%
Some college or associate's	1,934	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	239	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	276	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,199	75.5%
Carpooled	314	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	363	12.5%
Other means	38	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,351	53.0%
15 to 29 min	368	14.4%
30 to 44 min	355	13.9%
45 to 59 min	112	4.4%
60+ min	365	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 23.6% (1,769 of 7,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,938	63.2%
Nonfamily households	1,129	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,067	69.3%
Vacant	1,360	30.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,680	87.4%
Renter-occupied	387	12.6%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other28.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,787	63.0%
1-unit, attached	19	0.4%
2 to 4 units	261	5.9%
5 to 19 units	54	1.2%
20 or more units	25	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1,281	28.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 13165
State: Georgia
Land area: 347 sq mi
Water area: 5.09 sq mi
Center point: 32.7946, -81.9715

Cities & places

Compare with nearby counties

Other counties in Georgia

158