Georgia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Wilkinson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Wilkinson County pays $775 a year, an effective rate of 0.90%, far below the U.S. average.
- $775
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.90%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -61%
- vs U.S. average
- #64 of 158
- rank in GA
The verdict
Homeowners in Wilkinson County pay a median $775 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.90%, more affordable than 43% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $775
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.90%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1794 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -61%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($86,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Georgia. Population: 8,747. Owner-occupied homes: 2,796.
The median annual property tax in Wilkinson County is $775, which is 67% lower than the Georgia state average and 61% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.90% on a median home value of $86,300. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Why Wilkinson County's ACS bill runs light vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Wilkinson County pay a median annual property tax of $775, far below the national median and far below the Georgia state median. On a $86,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.90% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Wilkinson County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $45,465 median household income.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Georgia counties by effective rate
Wilkinson County ranks #64 of 158 counties in Georgia by effective rate (59% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Wilkinson County's 0.90% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 43%).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Wilkinson County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 11.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 53% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 23.1%, the median bill rose 8.8% to $775: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $712 to $775, a change of 9%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,357 of 2,796 owner-occupied homes (48.5%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 1.7% of median household income. The rate alone understates that; it is the pairing that matters.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Wilkinson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Wilkinson County homeowners, 1,357 of 2,796 owner-occupied homes (48.5%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 48.5% (1,357)
- $800 to $1,499 22.7% (636)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.9% (276)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.0% (196)
- $3,000 or more 4.9% (138)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
193 homes here (6.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Georgia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Wilkinson County, mortgaged homeowners pay 12% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Wilkinson County's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Wilkinson County's LIGHT ACS 2024 figure.
Wilkinson County's median bill is 67% below the Georgia median and 61% below the U.S. median.
A high rate, a smaller bill
Wilkinson County taxes property at 0.90%, about 17% above the Georgia average, yet its median bill of $775 lands roughly 67% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Wilkinson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Wilkinson County | Georgia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Wilkinson County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Georgia counties.
Wilkinson County bill trail · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $775 -3.2% | 0.90% |
| 2023 | $801 +4.2% | 0.88% |
| 2022 | $769 +3.2% | 0.88% |
| 2021 | $745 +4.6% | 0.97% |
| 2020 | $712 | 1.02% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Wilkinson County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Wilkinson County's median bill
On effective rate, Wilkinson County sits nearest Liberty County (FL), Apache County (AZ), Henderson County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Morgan County (MO), Susquehanna County (PA), Waushara County (WI).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Wilkinson County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 160 of 3,980 returns from Wilkinson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,400 - 38% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Wilkinson County bill FAQs
- How does Wilkinson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Wilkinson County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.90% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Wilkinson County?
- Property taxes in Wilkinson County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $45,465 median household income.
- What is the tax affordability score for Wilkinson County?
- Wilkinson County, Georgia scores B (71/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at A+ (1.90×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Wilkinson County, Georgia?
- The median annual property tax in Wilkinson County is $775, an effective rate of 0.90% on a $86,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Wilkinson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Wilkinson County climbed 8.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $712 to $775, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Wilkinson County's LIGHT bill
Wilkinson County's $775 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.7% of Wilkinson County's $45,465 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Wilkinson County's LIGHT median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.90%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $775/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Wilkinson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Wilkinson County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Barnwell County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Wilkinson County at $775/yr; rate 0.73% vs Wilkinson County 0.90%.
Marion County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Wilkinson County at $775/yr; rate 0.47% vs Wilkinson County 0.90%.
Danville city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $774/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.65% vs Wilkinson County 0.90%.
Fairfield County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $776/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.51% vs Wilkinson County 0.90%.
Georgia county set
State ACS overview for every published Georgia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Wilkinson County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Wilkinson County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.