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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Twiggs County is $17,629, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Twiggs County median household income is $31,285, which has shrunk by 1.02% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Twiggs County residents spend 27.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 27.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #122

Twiggs County	17,629 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Twiggs County	32,726 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Twiggs County	34,901 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Twiggs County	26,875 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #136

Twiggs County	31,285 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Twiggs County	47,198 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #154

Twiggs County		-1.02%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Twiggs County		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.23%	$7,070, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	47.77%	$14,897, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.65%	$2,822, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.69%	$19,313, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Twiggs County	38,132 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Twiggs County	55,448 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Twiggs County	Georgia	U.S.
White	$41,418, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$20,060, see rank	$36,356	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Twiggs County	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$14,271, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,182, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,123, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$20,820, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Twiggs County	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,038, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	3,401, 48.32%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,500, 44.10%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5, 0.15%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,495, 43.96%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,388, 92.84%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	107, 7.16%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,901, 55.90%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	3,637, 51.68%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,327, 36.49%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,327, 36.49%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,157, 87.19%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	170, 12.81%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,310, 63.51%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Twiggs County	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,501, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,288, 91.48%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	170, 6.80%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.12%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	16, 0.64%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	1, 0.04%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	23, 0.92%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Twiggs County	27.7 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Twiggs County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,545	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	1,388, 54.54%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	234, 16.86%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	138, 9.94%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	198, 14.27%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 1.87%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	224, 16.14%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	365, 26.30%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	1,157, 45.46%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	428, 36.99%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	280, 24.20%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	340, 29.39%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	105, 9.08%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Twiggs County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,545, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	96, 3.77%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	248, 9.74%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	358, 14.07%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	54, 2.12%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	330, 12.97%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	153, 6.01%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	19, 0.75%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	172, 6.76%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	104, 4.09%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	646, 25.38%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	88, 3.46%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	156, 6.13%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	121, 4.75%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Twiggs County	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,525	29.69%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	531	23.75%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.