Tignall, Georgia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 653. Estimated population in July 2024: 642 (-1.7% change)
Males: 318 (48.7%), Females: 335 (51.3%)

Wilkes County

Zip code: 30668

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $21,333
Median house value: $53,600

Population by Race

Races in Tignall:

• White Non-Hispanic (50.5%)
• Black (45.5%)
• Hispanic (3.4%)
• Two or more races (1.2%)
• Other race (0.6%)
• American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (10.9%), Subsaharan African (6.7%), Irish (5.5%), United States (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), German (1.8%).

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 2.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tignall

• High school or higher: 60.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
• Unemployed: 5.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tignall town

• Never married: 22.0%
• Now married: 46.3%
• Separated: 6.0%
• Widowed: 13.6%
• Divorced: 12.1%

1.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tignall:

• WILLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, GA)
• WILLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, GA)
• ELBERT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ELBERTON, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tignall:

• ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 41 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)
• ANDERSON RGNL (about 43 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)
• AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 65 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Abbreviation: AGS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tignall:

• WASHINGTON-WILKES COUNTY (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, GA; Abbreviation: IIY)
• ELBERT COUNTY-PATZ FIELD (about 16 miles; ELBERTON, GA; Abbreviation: 27A)
• HESTER MEMORIAL (about 20 miles; CALHOUN FALLS, SC; Abbreviation: 0A2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tignall:

• UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 45 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
• PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
• LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
• TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
• AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
• AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
• GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)