Telfair County, Georgia
Telfair County, Georgia · ZIP 31037, 31055, 31060
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 11,000 (2024 estimate)Population
- 3,123Households
- $44,948Median household income
- $108,200Median home value
- 5Towns with a page
- 7ZIP codes
Telfair County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,794 |
| 2010 | 16,500 |
| 2020 | 12,477 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $44,948 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 2,219 units
- Renter occupied
- 904 units
- Vacancy rate
- 34.3%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.
1,399 employees in 178 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Telfair County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,174 | 10,822,590 |
| Median household income | $44,948 | $74,664 |
| Median age | 39.4 | 37.4 |
| Median home value | $108,200 | $272,900 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 10.1% | 34.2% |
| Foreign-born residents | 4.5% | 10.8% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 71.1% | 65.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 26.3 minutes | 28.3 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Telfair County5 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| McRae-Helena | City | 5,186 | 6.44 sq mi |
| Lumber City | City | 966 | 1.93 sq mi |
| Milan | City | 608 | 3.11 sq mi |
| Scotland | City | 174 | 1.43 sq mi |
| Jacksonville | City | 104 | 1.09 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 13 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Ben Hill CountyPopulation 16,945 (2024 estimate)
- Coffee CountyPopulation 43,851 (2024 estimate)
- Dodge CountyPopulation 19,630 (2024 estimate)
- Jeff Davis CountyPopulation 15,119 (2024 estimate)
- Wheeler CountyPopulation 7,076 (2024 estimate)
- Wilcox CountyPopulation 8,904 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 13, retrieved November 14, 2026.