Jury Pool Profile

Brantley County, Georgia

Republican +82 (2024)

Population: 18,171
Median household income: $47,801
Unemployment: 3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 16,795 92.4%
Black or African American alone 535 2.9%
Asian alone 120 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 135 0.7%
Two or more races 586 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 378 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.9

Under 18 4,065 22.4%
18–24 1,489 8.2%
25–44 4,403 24.2%
45–64 5,124 28.2%
65 and over 3,090 17.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.2%; -0.22 pp vs. state
County GDP: $371.8M; 0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $44,972
Establishments: 262

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 783 30.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 672 26.1%
Public administration 238 9.2%
Construction 233 9.1%
Manufacturing 219 8.5%
Natural resources & mining 128 5.0%
Leisure & hospitality 102 4.0%
Financial activities 42 1.6%
Professional & business services 42 1.6%
Other services 40 1.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 77.3%
Median gross rent: $714
Owner-occupied: 5,279
Renter-occupied: 1,549

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,500 votes cast

Republican 7,744 91.1%
Democratic 736 8.7%
Other / third-party 20 0.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 264 1.5%
Chinese 47 0.3%
Arabic 32 0.2%
Vietnamese 27 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 6,828
Family households: 4,278; 62.7% of households
Married w/ children: 3,214
Single-mother households: 284
Veterans: 983; 7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.7% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 5,580 31.0%
Black Protestant 376 2.1%
Mainline Protestant 112 0.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 83.3%
With a disability: 16.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 10.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Waycross 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: Alma, Blackshear, Douglas, Folkston, Nahunta, Waycross

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 56.71 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023