Jury Pool Profile
Calhoun County, Georgia
- County seat
- Morgan
- Judicial district
- South Georgia Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,413
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,498.
At a glance
Calhoun County is a 5,413-person venue. The county population is 34% White and 58% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $39,818, $40,094 below the GA state median of $79,912; 13.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 35.7% of covered employment, average pay $41,480/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.99%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 58% of the vote across the three. 31% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,718 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 5,498
- Median household income
- $46,940
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 58%.
Calhoun County has a population of 5,498, with a median age of 40.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 34.2%; Black residents 58.4%. Independently, 5.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $39,818; 13.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 36.8% 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 36% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 35.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 26.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.99%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Calhoun County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.1% in 2024, 57.5% in 2020, 58.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (304 individuals).