Wilkes County is located in north-eastern Georgia. The County Seat is Washington and the largest city is Washington. The Official Web Site is located at http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/wilkes-county. The 2014 population estimate is 9,940 and the 2010 census population was 10,593. The land area is 469.49 square miles and there are 22.6 persons per square mile.
55% of the population is White, 42.6% is Black or African American, 3.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% is Asian, 0.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 76.2% have a high school degree or higher, and 14.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $95,200, there are 4,083 households, an average of 2.47 persons per household. The per capita income is $17,120, the median household income is $28,983, and 27.3% of the persons in Wilkes County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 732. Retail sales (in $1000) were $73,407, and sales per capita were $7,168.
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| Business Directory Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce business directory for Wilkes County. |
| Deaths 1919-1930 Browse this Wilkes County, Georgia Genealogy database by year for death records filed between 1919 and 1930. |
| Plat Images Register for free searches of Plat Images in Wilkes County using this Georgia Superior Court Clerks Cooperative Authority service. Document images available for a fee. |
| Property Click on SEARCH RECORDS to use this Wilkes County, Georgia Assessors Office service to search for property information by owner name, parcel number, location address, Real Key. Property sales available. |
| Property & Recorded Documents (Deeds) Georgia Consolidated Real Estate Index for Property and Deed information in Wilkes County. Search by name, book/page, or subdivision, unit, block and lot. Includes deeds, liens, releases, tax sale deeds, Sheriff’s deeds, warranty deeds, leases, power of attorney filings, declarations, affidavits, title transfers, easements, and many others. Requires free registration. Document views and downloads require a paid account. |
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