Median Household Income
$50,929
Median Home Value
$113,300
Median Gross Rent
$712/mo
Poverty Rate
24.1%
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
Homeownership Rate
64.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
10.1%
Median Age
43.2
Population Over Time
Telfair County shrank 28.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
16,493
2016
16,405
2018
16,115
2020
15,871
2022
12,619
2024
11,831
Business & Industry
Telfair County has 178 business establishments employing 1,399 people.
Other services (except public administration)
28
Accommodation and food services
21
Health care and social assistance
12
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
9
Finance and insurance
9
Construction
8
Professional, scientific, and technical services
7
Wholesale trade
7
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.