Barrow County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 56,441 62.8%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13,741 15.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 12,355 13.7%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 3,610 4.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 3,359 3.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 48 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 332 0.4%

• Under 18 22,595 25.1%
• 18–24 7,461 8.3%
• 25–44 26,145 29.1%
• 45–64 22,111 24.6%
• 65 and over 11,574 12.9%

Median household income

$89,040

90% interval $84,334–$93,746

+$9,128 vs GA · 19th of 159

Below poverty line

8.6%

90% interval 6.6%–10.6%

−4.2 pp vs GA · 146th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.8%

−0.63 pp vs. state

County GDP

$3.8B

0.43% of state

Avg. annual pay

$56,105

Establishments

1,798

• Trade, transportation & utilities 7,572 30.5%
• Education & health services 4,531 18.3%
• Leisure & hospitality 3,188 12.8%
• Manufacturing 2,619 10.6%
• Professional & business services 2,200 8.9%
• Construction 2,069 8.3%
• Public administration 1,147 4.6%
• Other services 692 2.8%
• Financial activities 474 1.9%
• Information 154 0.6%
• Natural resources & mining 101 0.4%
• Unclassified 66 0.3%

Home ownership

78.5%

+12.8 pp vs GA · 37th of 159

Median gross rent

$1,318

−$75 vs GA · 22nd of 159

Owner-occupied

24,170

Renter-occupied

6,619

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Construction, $81,738/yr) pays 3.3× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $24,794/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 14 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 30,730 69.9%
• Democratic 12,949 29.5%
• Other / third-party 255 0.6%

• Spanish 9,909 11.8%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 722 0.9%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 426 0.5%
• Korean 365 0.4%
• Vietnamese 291 0.3%
• Tagalog 79 0.1%
• Arabic 59 0.1%
• Chinese 46 0.1%
• German or other West Germanic 9 0.0%

Households

30,789

Family households

23,204

75.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

7,280

31.4% of families

Single-mother families

2,282

9.8% of families

Veterans

3,924

5.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 15,396 18.4%
• Catholic 8,285 9.9%
• Mainline Protestant 4,349 5.2%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,034 2.4%
• Black Protestant 1,168 1.4%

Health insured

84.6%

±1.2 pp

Uninsured

15.4%

±1.2 pp

34th of 159

With a disability

12.7%

±1.1 pp

135th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

21.2%

±1.7 pp

−13.7 pp vs GA · 65th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

15.2%

90% interval 13.9%–16.5% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Piedmont Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

4 (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

Jefferson, Winder

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

10

14.86 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

10