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Moving to Wrens, Georgia

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Population: 2,314. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,261 (-2.3% change)
Males: 1,013 (43.8%), Females: 1,301 (56.2%)

Jefferson County

Zip code: 30833

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $23,632
Median house value: $63,900

Population by Race

Races in Wrens:

  • Black (65.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (33.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (12.5%), English (3.5%), Subsaharan African (2.8%), Irish (2.3%), German (1.5%), Polish (1.3%).

Elevation: 430 feet

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Map of Wrens, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wrens

  • High school or higher: 59.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 18.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wrens city

  • Never married: 35.0%
  • Now married: 35.7%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 14.7%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -270 (-10.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wrens:

  • JEFFERSON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LOUISVILLE, GA)
  • MCDUFFIE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; THOMSON, GA)
  • MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GA HOSPIT&CLINICS (about 24 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wrens:

  • AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 33 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Abbreviation: AGS)
  • ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 82 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 91 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wrens:

  • WRENS MEMORIAL (about 1 miles; WRENS, GA; Abbreviation: 65J)
  • LOUISVILLE MUNI (about 16 miles; LOUISVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: 2J3)
  • THOMSON-MCDUFFIE COUNTY (about 23 miles; THOMSON, GA; Abbreviation: HQU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wrens:

  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 53 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)
  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)

Public primary/middle schools in Wrens:

  • WRENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 651; Location: 1711 HIGHWAY 17 NORTH; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WRENS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 336; Location: 101 GRIFFIN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)

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