The population of Banks county is estimated at 18,309. In 2017 there were 197 births and 135 deaths in Banks county. Banks county has 3,189 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,950 that are owned free and clear and 1,561 that are renter occupied.

  The good residents of Banks County filed 7,150 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all Georgia filings and 0.005% of the entire nation. Banks had a combined total federal tax liability of $41,311,000 on earned income of $319,782,000. Other notable statistics from Banks County were 240 unemployment claims which collected a total of $402,000 and 1,310 charitable contributions valued at $8,091,000. 1,410 filings from Banks County paid a combined total of $3,045,000 in property taxes and 1,290 filings paid $7,876,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Banks county had 30 religious congregations with an estimated 10,613 members.
11.9% of the Banks population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 23.0% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

About 38% of Banks County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This is an increase from the 2012 election by 755 votes.
At $49,481 the median income is 88.2% of the Georgia average. An estimated 366 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Banks, the equivalant of around 4.0% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.8%.

Top 15 Industries in Banks County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
912	Accommodation and food services
803	Food services and drinking places
795	Retail trade
409	Full-service restaurants
328	Limited-service restaurants
208	Manufacturing
158	Wholesale trade
113	Health care and social assistance
112	Gasoline stations
109	Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels
109	Accommodation
109	Traveler accommodation
77	Clothing and clothing accessories stores
58	Shoe stores
52	Fabricated metal product manufacturing

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