2022 population: 8,689 ( 349 from 2010 , 11 from 2020)
Land area: 347.3 square miles
Population density: 25.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,342	49.97%	3.7%
Black:	3,483	40.09%	3.9%
Indian:	31	0.36%	40.9%
Asian:	110	1.27%	197.3%
2+ races:	109	1.25%	38.0%
Hispanic:	614	7.07%	83.8%

Total non-White:	4,347	50.03%	13.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	199	11.5
Deaths:	290	16.7
Net Migration:	74	4.3
Net Immigration:	30	1.7

Change in White population:	-166	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	515	6.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,340
4,508	54.05%
3,353	40.20%
22	0.26%
37	0.44%
79	0.95%
334	4.00%
3,832	45.95%

2000
8,575
4,766	55.58%
3,437	40.08%
10	0.12%
22	0.26%
49	0.57%
287	3.35%
3,809	44.42%

1990
8,247
4,798	58.18%
3,423	41.51%
5	0.06%
9	0.11%
n/a
12	0.15%
3,449	41.82%

1980
8,841
5,150	58.25%
3,560	40.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
131	1.48%
3,691	41.75%

1970
8,332
4,658	55.90%
3,671	44.06%
1	0.01%
2	0.02%
n/a
0	0.00%
3,674	44.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,193	13.9
853	9.9
-554	-6.5
134	1.6

-258	-3.0
23	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
1,288	15.6
1,033	12.5
3	0.0
5	0.1

-32	-0.4
360	4.4

Number	Rate
1980's
1,503	17.0
1,046	11.8
-829	-9.4
n/a

-352	-4.0
-242	-2.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-139	-1.7
n/a

492	5.9
17	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Jenkins County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.0
1,623	18.7%
7,066	81.3%
1,851	21.3%

3,297
2.40

1,938	58.8%
1,392	71.8%
95	4.9%
1,359	41.2%

2010
Number	Percent
38.2
2,236	26.8%
6,104	73.2%
1,256	15.1%

3,192
2.59

2,164	67.8%
1,345	62.2%
325	15.0%
1,028	32.2%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
2,454	28.6%
6,121	71.4%
1,193	13.9%

3,211
2.63

2,280	71.0%
1,364	59.8%
436	19.1%
931	29.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
2,488	30.2%
5,759	69.8%
1,171	14.2%

3,034
2.68

2,285	75.3%
1,620	70.9%
339	14.8%
749	24.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
2,884	32.6%
5,957	67.4%
1,060	12.0%

2,889
3.01

2,168	75.0%
1,682	77.6%
197	9.1%
721	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Jenkins County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	275	8.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	272	8.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	512	15.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	308	9.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	168	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	259	7.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	222	6.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	92	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	155	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	168	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	167	5.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	253	7.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	226	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	122	3.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	91	2.8%
$200,000 or more	7	0.2%

Median Household Income	31,463
Per Capita Income	19,360

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	76
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	548	16.6%
Public Assistance	83	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	694	21.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,496	49.3%
Unemployed	152	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,648	52.2%
Not in Labor Force	2,420	47.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		50.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	673	769	46.7%
Non-Profit	58	78	42.6%
Self-Employed	602	133	81.9%

Local Government	118	240	33.0%
State Government	36	162	18.2%
Federal Government	0	71	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,275	902	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	212	551	27.8%
Total	1,487	1,453	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	21.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	321	10.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	919	31.3%
Professional, Technical	501	17.0%
Service Occupations	238	8.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	58	2.0%
All others	961	32.7%

White Collar		59.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	402	13.7%
Educational services	387	13.2%
Transportation and warehousing	348	11.8%
Other services	333	11.3%
Finance and insurance	228	7.8%
Health care and social assistance	223	7.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	217	7.4%
Construction	151	5.1%
Manufacturing	142	4.8%
Accommodation and food services	121	4.1%
Public administration	111	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	71	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	55	1.9%
Utilities	47	1.6%
Information	42	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	42	1.4%
Wholesale trade	20	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	256	2.94%
Puerto Rican	100	1.15%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	292	3.35%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	277	3.18%
Honduran	15	0.17%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	6	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.07%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,975	94.5%
Spanish	454	5.4%
Other Asian	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	893	10.3%
American	824	9.5%
Irish	470	5.4%
German	256	2.9%
European	132	1.5%
Italian	121	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	73	0.8%
Scandinavian	51	0.6%
Yugoslavian	34	0.4%
French	31	0.4%
Dutch	30	0.3%
Greek	28	0.3%
Scottish	27	0.3%
British	22	0.3%
Hungarian	15	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,555	98.3%
Not a citizen	149	1.7%

Native	8,510	97.8%
Foreign-born	194	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
373	5.6%	846	12.8%	2,936	44.4%	1,854	28.1%	326	4.9%	272	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	373	5.6%
9-12 Years	846	12.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,936	44.4%
Some College	1,854	28.1%
Bach. Degree	326	4.9%
Grad Degree	272	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,556	3,210	346	9.7%	5.4%
1991	3,676	3,474	202	5.5%	5.3%
1992	3,909	3,676	233	6.0%	6.6%
1993	3,927	3,694	233	5.9%	5.7%
1994	3,903	3,697	206	5.3%	5.1%
1995	4,213	3,864	349	8.3%	4.8%
1996	4,286	4,086	200	4.7%	4.6%
1997	4,649	4,391	258	5.5%	4.5%
1998	4,544	4,299	245	5.4%	4.2%
1999	4,502	4,299	203	4.5%	3.8%

2000	3,707	3,513	194	5.2%	3.5%
2001	3,541	3,319	222	6.3%	4.1%
2002	3,410	3,166	244	7.2%	5.3%
2003	3,428	3,201	227	6.6%	5.1%
2004	3,303	3,084	219	6.6%	5.1%
2005	3,512	3,289	223	6.3%	5.7%
2006	3,568	3,358	210	5.9%	5.1%
2007	3,338	3,019	319	9.6%	4.9%
2008	2,878	2,393	485	16.9%	6.8%
2009	2,740	2,182	558	20.4%	10.4%

2010	3,239	2,741	498	15.4%	10.7%
2011	3,198	2,743	455	14.2%	10.1%
2012	3,350	2,896	454	13.6%	9.0%
2013	3,318	2,911	407	12.3%	8.1%
2014	3,256	2,930	326	10.0%	7.1%
2015	3,071	2,811	260	8.5%	6.1%
2016	3,163	2,921	242	7.7%	5.4%
2017	3,196	2,978	218	6.8%	4.8%
2018	3,188	3,015	173	5.4%	4.0%
2019	3,209	3,043	166	5.2%	3.5%

2020	3,178	2,978	200	6.3%	6.5%
2021	3,192	3,040	152	4.8%	3.9%
2022	3,324	3,183	141	4.2%	3.0%
2023	3,335	3,169	166	5.0%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,451
Median Value	$81,800

Occupied	3,297	74.1%
Vacant	1,154	25.9%

Owned	2,729	82.8%
Rented	568	17.2%
Median Rent	$665

Single-Family Units	2,948	66.2%
Detached	2,936	66.0%
Attached	12	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	86	1.9%
Mobile Homes	1,312	29.5%

Jenkins County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jenkins County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Jenkins County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jenkins County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jenkins County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jenkins County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Jenkins County, GA