Wilkes County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Wilkes County, Georgia. Population: 9.6K.

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Median Home Price

$176.0K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$52.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.4x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$45.6K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,194

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.68%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$890

Property Tax$99.50

Insurance$73.35

Total Monthly$1,063

Historical Home Prices

2015

$78.9K

2016

$80.9K

+2.5%%

2017

$83.5K

+3.3%%

2018

$87.1K

+4.3%%

2019

$90.7K

+4.1%%

2020

$104.3K

+15.0%%

2021

$120.7K

+15.8%%

2022

$145.6K

+20.6%%

2023

$151.0K

+3.7%%

2024

$158.3K

+4.8%%

2025

$160.9K

+1.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.0%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

51.8%

Black

40.9%

Hispanic

4.6%

Asian

Two or More Races

2.3%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

62°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

225

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

45.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 13/100

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