Wrightsville

Population: 3,479
Median household income: $35,738
Median home value: $78,600

Located in Johnson County, Georgia, Wrightsville is a community with a population of 3,479. The median household income of $35,738 is below the Johnson County median ($54,183).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wrightsville's population declined 4.7% from 3,651 to 3,479, while its median home value rose 15.1% from $68,300 to $78,600.

Owners occupy 66.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,479
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $35,738
Median home value: $78,600
Median gross rent: $631
Housing units: 891
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6513,479

Median household income

$28,594$35,738

Median home value

$68,300$78,600

Median gross rent

$523$631

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,651	$28,594	$68,300	$523
2020	3,638	$26,250	$74,300	$490
2021	3,362	$28,327	$62,600	$529
2022	3,471	$32,745	$86,700	$571
2023	3,479	$35,738	$78,600	$631

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4419.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	263	7.6%
5 to 17	416	12.0%
18 to 24	287	8.2%
25 to 34	501	14.4%
35 to 44	672	19.3%
45 to 54	400	11.5%
55 to 64	394	11.3%
65 to 74	318	9.1%
75 and over	228	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,315	37.8%
Black or African American	1,950	56.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	82	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	128	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.1%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's16.0%

Bachelor's degree1.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	831	33.1%
High school graduate	1,114	44.3%
Some college or associate's	402	16.0%
Bachelor's degree	29	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	137	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	541	83.2%
Carpooled	48	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	3.1%
Other means	24	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	342	54.3%
15 to 29 min	80	12.7%
30 to 44 min	42	6.7%
45 to 59 min	128	20.3%
60+ min	38	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 24.7% (508 of 2,060)

	Count	Share
Family households	425	52.9%
Nonfamily households	379	47.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	804	90.2%
Vacant	87	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	536	66.7%
Renter-occupied	268	33.3%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other28.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	488	54.8%
1-unit, attached	16	1.8%
2 to 4 units	66	7.4%
5 to 19 units	44	4.9%
20 or more units	24	2.7%
Mobile home & other	253	28.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1384512
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 32.7268, -82.7191