Warwick, Georgia
Seal of Georgia
Warwick · Worth County, Georgia
Population 660 (est. 2026: ~600)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -2.88% annual growth projection

Warwick, Georgia

Worth County, Georgia · Population 504

Warwick sits in the flat agricultural heartland of southwest Georgia, about 15 miles north of Sylvester (the Worth County seat) and roughly 50 miles south of Albany. It is a small, tight-knit Black Belt community — the kind of Georgia town where the school district is the county's dominant civic institution, the post office is a landmark, and most people know the names of their neighbors. With just over 500 residents, Warwick is not a suburb or a bedroom community. It is a standalone small town that has been shaped by agriculture, by geography, and by the recurring force of Gulf Coast storms.

People & Demographics

The ACS 2022 estimates put Warwick's population at 583, with a median age of 40.1. The racial composition is predominantly Black: 365 residents identify as Black, 192 as white. No Asian or Hispanic/Latino residents are recorded in the dataset.

The town counts 214 households, of which 146 are family households. Average household size is 2.72. Children under 18 number 109, representing roughly one in five residents. Worth County as a whole holds 20,784 people — Warwick accounts for a small but visible share of that total.

Economy & Employment

Median household income in Warwick is $47,738. Per capita income sits at $16,311 — a figure that signals genuine financial strain when set against the Georgia state per capita income, which runs considerably higher. Of the 338 residents counted in the labor force, 85 are unemployed, an unemployment rate of roughly 25%. That number deserves attention — it reflects both the limited local job market and the structural economic conditions common to rural southwest Georgia towns of this size.

110 residents live below the poverty line. The regional economy leans on agriculture, agribusiness, and county government employment. Residents without local options commute to Sylvester, Cordele, or Albany.

Housing

Warwick has 244 total housing units. Of those, 214 are occupied and 30 sit vacant — a vacancy rate near 12%. Owner-occupied units total 139; 75 units are renter-occupied, putting the ownership rate at about 65%.

Median rent is $690 per month, which is low by any Georgia standard and reflects both the rural market and the income levels of residents. The median home value field in the source data is not valid and is excluded here.

Schools

Warwick students attend the Worth County school system, which operates county-wide facilities rather than a separate Warwick city school:

Total enrollment across the district runs to approximately 3,100 students. The district serves the entire county, meaning Warwick children share school buildings with peers from Sylvester and the surrounding rural areas.

Getting Around

Warwick is car-dependent. Of 253 workers counted in the commute data, 152 drove alone and 52 carpooled. Zero residents reported using public transit or walking to work. Only 3 worked from home.

Aggregate commute time across all Warwick workers totals 19,980 minutes, working out to roughly 79 minutes per worker per day round-trip — a number consistent with residents commuting 20 to 35 miles each way to reach employment centers in Sylvester, Albany, or Cordele. There is no local bus service. A personal vehicle is a practical necessity.

Healthcare

Phoebe Worth Medical Center serves as the local hospital for Worth County residents. For specialized care, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany is the regional referral center, approximately 50 miles northwest.

A full directory of individual healthcare providers registered in Warwick can be searched through the CMS NPI Registry.

Library

The Margaret Jones Public Library is located 1.4 miles from the town center and serves Warwick residents as the local branch of the Worth County library system. Phone: (229) 776-2096.

Parks & Recreation

Two National Park Service sites sit within reasonable driving distance of Warwick:

The Plains High School Visitor Center and Museum is 46.9 miles away; the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville is 47.9 miles out.

Natural Hazards

Worth County has accumulated a significant federal disaster declaration history. Since 2004, the county has been covered by 15 separate FEMA declarations:

Southwest Georgia sits in the path of Gulf of Mexico storm systems that weaken as they move inland but still carry damaging winds, flooding rain, and tornadoes. The density of declarations — especially the clustering of named storms — makes this a meaningful consideration for property owners and emergency preparedness planning. Warwick's flat terrain and proximity to low-lying agricultural areas can amplify flooding impacts.

Government & Municipal Code

Warwick operates under a municipal code published through Municode and accessible at library.municode.com/ga/warwick-city-georgia. The data indicates no local building code is currently on file for the city.

Weather

Current forecasts and conditions are available through the National Weather Service:

The nearest reporting weather station is Sylvester 1.5 NW, approximately 0.9 miles from Warwick.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)