Jury Pool Profile
Bleckley County, Georgia
- County seat
- Cochran
- Judicial district
- Oconee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,866
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,430.
At a glance
Bleckley County is a 12,866-person venue. The county population is 68% White and 26% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,580, $20,332 below the GA state median of $79,912; 19.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% 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 30.2% of covered employment, average pay $46,566/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.42%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,430
- Median household income
- $62,008
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 26%.
Bleckley County has a population of 12,430, with a median age of 37.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.3%; Black residents 26.1%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,580; 19.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.42%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bleckley County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.5% in 2024, 75.8% in 2020, 75.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (785 individuals).