Irwin County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Irwin County: 8 seats on 5 elected bodies. 1 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Irwin County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
1
0
School districts (school boards)
1
1
Special districts (elected boards)
4
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Irwin County
9,285people
40.3median ageU.S.: 38.9
$51,384 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
22.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
15.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$105,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
19.5%U.S.: 8.4%
31.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
41.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.2% · White 66.3% · Black 24.1% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 2.2% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Irwin County
3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.4%. Georgia: 3.5%.
146people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
3,930people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
4,076in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.6%
146
3,930
4,076
August 2026
3.8%
149
3,809
3,958
July 2026
3.5%
137
3,746
3,883
June 2026
3.9%
150
3,734
3,884
May 2026
3.5%
136
3,798
3,934
April 2026
2.8%
112
3,878
3,990
March 2026
3.4%
138
3,963
4,101
February 2026
3.4%
140
3,984
4,124
January 2026
3.5%
142
3,917
4,059
December 2025
3.3%
135
3,978
4,113
November 2025
4.2%
173
3,923
4,096
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.4%
139
3,937
4,076
August 2025
3.7%
144
3,792
3,936
July 2025
3.9%
148
3,663
3,811
June 2025
4.0%
158
3,766
3,924
May 2025
3.3%
128
3,777
3,905
April 2025
3.1%
121
3,840
3,961
March 2025
3.4%
135
3,890
4,025
February 2025
3.4%
140
3,924
4,064
January 2025
3.3%
131
3,855
3,986
December 2024
3.2%
128
3,880
4,008
November 2024
3.1%
124
3,910
4,034
October 2024
3.5%
145
4,015
4,160
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.5%
141
3,850
3,991
2024
3.4%
141
3,981
4,122
2023
3.2%
135
4,055
4,190
2022
3.3%
142
4,108
4,250
2021
3.8%
161
4,102
4,263
2020
4.7%
196
3,965
4,161
2019
4.0%
163
3,910
4,073
2018
4.8%
190
3,791
3,981
2017
5.9%
232
3,699
3,931
2016
6.6%
252
3,579
3,831
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Georgia's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Irwin County
121.7 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 296.9.
1,062.1 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 1,409.3.
0murders2025, 11 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
11
121.7
96
1,062.1
2024
16
178.0
112
1,245.7
2023
24
269.9
152
1,709.4
2022
32
332.4
117
1,215.5
2021
40
427.8
157
1,679.0
2020
31
330.3
183
1,950.1
2019
20
213.6
209
2,231.7
2018
28
298.9
227
2,423.4
2017
20
212.6
188
1,998.7
2016
22
240.0
216
2,356.3
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Irwin County Sheriff's Office
2025
4
37
6,243
Ocilla Police Department
2025
7
59
2,796
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Georgia · the U.S.
Police staffing
3.32 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 9,039 people.
30sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
11civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Irwin County Sheriff's Office
15
11
6,243
Ocilla Police Department
15
0
2,796
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
30
3.32
11
2
2024
29
3.23
11
2
2023
31
3.49
11
2
2022
23
2.39
11
2
2021
28
2.99
10
2
2020
28
2.98
8
2
2019
29
3.10
8
2
2018
28
2.99
9
2
2017
29
3.08
7
2
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Irwin County Coroner?
Brandon Fletcher (Republican) is the Coroner of Irwin County, Georgia.
Who is the Irwin County Sheriff?
Cody Youghn (Republican) is the Sheriff of Irwin County, Georgia.
Who is the Irwin County Tax Commissioner?
Lindsey Ross Todd (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Irwin County, Georgia.
Who are the Irwin County commissioners?
Carl Hutchinson (Commission Chair); Paul McIntyre (District 1); Don Hickey (District 2); Aldene Tyson (District 3).
Who is on the Irwin County School Board?
James Charles Curtis (Board of Education Member, District 5).
What is the population of Irwin County?
About 9,285 people, with a median age of 40.3; the median household income is $51,384 and 22.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Irwin County?
3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 146 people unemployed in a labor force of 4,076, against 3.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Irwin County?
7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 4 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Georgia Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last election (the November 2024 general, or a special election since), and for seats up in 2026 whose 2022 result the SOS site doesn't carry, the incumbent the SOS marks on that seat's 2026 primary, nonpartisan or November contest; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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