Irwin County, Georgia
6 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,285
- Median household income
- $51,384
- ±8,025
- Unemployed
- 4.0%
- 169 of 4,194 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.5%
- 2,998 of 3,589 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Irwin | 9,618 (2021) | 207 S Irwin Ave, Ocilla | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ocilla | 3,720 (2021) | Po Box 626, Ocilla | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | 710 N Irwin Ave, Ocilla | — |
| Ocilla Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 147, Ocilla | — |
| Ocilla Irwin County Industrial Development Authority | Industrial development | Po Box 104, Ocilla | — |
| Ben Hill-Irwin County Joint Development Authority | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 218, Fitzgerald | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Irwin County
School district3 schools
210 Apple St., Ocilla, GA, 31774
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Douglas-Coffee County Farmers Curb Market (606 S Gaskin Avenue Douglas)
Wiregrass Farmers Market (1392 Whiddon Mill Road Tifton) · Tifton Downtown Farmers' Market (Tifton) · Tifton Farmers Market (U.S. Highway 41 Tifton)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.