Butts County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 17,009 64.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,022 3.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 6,436 24.3%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 68 0.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,659 6.3%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 125 0.5%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 177 0.7%

• Under 18 5,450 20.6%
• 18–24 2,568 9.7%
• 25–44 7,278 27.5%
• 45–64 7,023 26.5%
• 65 and over 4,177 15.8%

Median household income

$71,262

90% interval $66,790–$75,734

−$8,650 vs GA · 45th of 159

Below poverty line

13.4%

90% interval 9.8%–17.0%

+0.6 pp vs GA · 111th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.4%

−0.02 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.1B

0.12% of state

Avg. annual pay

$50,170

Establishments

550

• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,810 33.0%
• Education & health services 1,317 15.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,052 12.3%
• Manufacturing 1,023 12.0%
• Public administration 975 11.4%
• Other services 411 4.8%
• Professional & business services 345 4.0%
• Financial activities 139 1.6%

The sectors listed cover 94.7% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

74.3%

+8.6 pp vs GA · 62nd of 159

Median gross rent

$941

−$452 vs GA · 62nd of 159

Owner-occupied

6,642

Renter-occupied

2,299

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% 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 (Financial activities, $55,596/yr) pays 2.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,659/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• 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.

• Republican 9,424 72.4%
• Democratic 3,544 27.2%
• Other / third-party 51 0.4%

• Spanish 806 3.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 58 0.2%
• German or other West Germanic 38 0.2%
• Vietnamese 20 0.1%
• Korean 18 0.1%

Households

8,941

Family households

6,898

77.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,536

22.3% of families

Single-mother families

949

13.8% of families

Veterans

1,355

6.5% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 6,553 25.8%
• Catholic 1,346 5.3%
• Mainline Protestant 1,263 5.0%
• Black Protestant 1,209 4.8%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 820 3.2%

Health insured

87.7%

±2.1 pp

Uninsured

12.3%

±2.1 pp

90th of 159

With a disability

15.4%

±2.2 pp

102nd of 159

Bachelor's or higher

14.4%

±2.4 pp

−20.5 pp vs GA · 124th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

12.9%

90% interval 11.6%–14.2% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Towaliga Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

3 (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

Barnesville, Forsyth, Jackson

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

5

23.76 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

5