Jury Pool Profile

Burke County, Georgia

Republican +9 (2024)

Population: 24,427
Median household income: $50,739
Unemployment: 4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 12,243 50.1%
Black or African American alone 11,061 45.3%
Asian alone 127 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 24 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 225 0.9%
Two or more races 747 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 841 3.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.4

Under 18 6,067 24.8%
18–24 2,757 11.3%
25–44 5,155 21.1%
45–64 6,295 25.8%
65 and over 4,153 17.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.8%; +1.36 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.9B; 0.45% of state
Avg. annual pay: $79,708
Establishments: 476

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 3,282 44.2%
Education & health services 1,738 23.4%
Public administration 628 8.5%
Leisure & hospitality 477 6.4%
Professional & business services 340 4.6%
Manufacturing 286 3.8%
Construction 215 2.9%
Natural resources & mining 195 2.6%
Financial activities 145 2.0%
Other services 102 1.4%
Unclassified 11 0.1%
Information 10 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.7%
Median gross rent: $763
Owner-occupied: 6,617
Renter-occupied: 2,480

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,070 votes cast

Republican 6,027 54.4%
Democratic 4,994 45.1%
Other / third-party 49 0.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 558 2.4%
German 120 0.5%
Korean 107 0.5%
Other Indo-European 20 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 9,097
Family households: 5,850; 64.3% of households
Married w/ children: 3,821
Single-mother households: 950
Veterans: 1,560; 8.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

40.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 6,109 24.8%
Black Protestant 1,570 6.4%
Mainline Protestant 1,350 5.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 780 3.2%
Catholic 150 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.6%
With a disability: 15.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Augusta 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: Augusta, Waynesboro

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 6; 32.68 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023