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Jury Pool Profile

Baldwin County, Georgia

Republican +2.2 (2024)
County seat
Milledgeville
Judicial district
Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
44,029
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 43,642.

At a glance

Baldwin County is a 44,029-person venue. The county population is 52% White and 41% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,896, $25,016 below the GA state median of $79,912; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 38.6% of covered employment, average pay $46,267/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.77%, above the 3.45% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.

Population
43,642
Median household income
$54,403
Unemployment
3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 52% / 41%.

Baldwin County has a population of 43,642, with a median age of 36.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 52.2%; Black residents 41.3%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $54,896; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.5% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 22,445 51.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,255 2.9%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 18,040 41.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 759 1.7%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 850 1.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 31 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 153 0.4%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 109 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 36.5

  • Under 18 8,036 18.4%
  • 18–24 7,825 17.9%
  • 25–44 10,036 23.0%
  • 45–64 10,229 23.4%
  • 65 and over 7,516 17.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$54,896
90% interval $50,431–$59,361
−$25,016 vs GA · 95th of 159
Below poverty line
21.5%
90% interval 17.2%–25.8%
+8.7 pp vs GA · 46th of 159

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 39% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 38.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.77%, above the Georgia state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.8%
+0.32 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.0B
0.23% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,276
Establishments
1,012

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 6,384 38.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,119 18.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,308 14.0%
  • Public administration 1,657 10.0%
  • Professional & business services 1,010 6.1%
  • Manufacturing 815 4.9%
  • Financial activities 379 2.3%
  • Construction 365 2.2%
  • Other services 298 1.8%
  • Information 103 0.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 59 0.4%
  • Unclassified 23 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
61.1%
−4.6 pp vs GA · 136th of 159
Median gross rent
$923
−$470 vs GA · 69th of 159
Owner-occupied
10,125
Renter-occupied
6,457

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 71% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

  • Wide wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $80,932/yr) pays 4.1× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,896/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 16 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Politically split

Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.

Baldwin County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.9% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.1% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 49.5% of the vote in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 18,825 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201647.8%49.5%
202048.8%50.1%
202450.9%48.7%
  • Republican 9,574 50.9%
  • Democratic 9,159 48.7%
  • Other / third-party 92 0.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

4.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (1,805 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

95.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,153 2.8%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 108 0.3%
  • Chinese 94 0.2%
  • Arabic 93 0.2%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 52 0.1%
  • Tagalog 36 0.1%
  • Korean 22 0.1%
  • German or other West Germanic 11 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 10 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
16,582
Family households
9,869
59.5% of households
Married couples w/ children
2,046
20.7% of families
Single-mother families
1,552
15.7% of families
Veterans
1,805
5.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

35.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 10,052 23.0%
  • Catholic 1,537 3.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,353 3.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,339 3.1%
  • Black Protestant 1,029 2.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
87.8%
±1.7 pp
Uninsured
12.2%
±1.7 pp
93rd of 159
With a disability
15.9%
±1.7 pp
91st of 159
Bachelor's or higher
24.4%
±2.3 pp
−10.5 pp vs GA · 48th of 159
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
15.7%
90% interval 14.1%–17.3% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Judges
5 (Superior Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); State Court + Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1 map effective Jan 1, 2025; statewide total 252 Superior Court judgeships per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-2 allocations.)
Court seats
Eatonton, Gray, Greensboro, Irwinton, Madison, Milledgeville, Monticello, Sparta

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Baldwin totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 8 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
8
22.47 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
8

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Baldwin County, Georgia to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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