Jury Pool Profile
Charlton County, Georgia
- County seat
- Folkston
- Judicial district
- Waycross Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,121
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,818.
At a glance
Charlton County is a 13,121-person venue. The county population is 55% White and 25% Black (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $55,182, $24,730 below the GA state median of $79,912; 12.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 24.4% of covered employment, average pay $62,137/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.29%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,818
- Median household income
- $61,276
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 25%.
Charlton County has a population of 12,818, with a median age of 37.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.3%; Black residents 24.8%. Independently, 15.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,182; 12.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Professional & business services, about 24% of covered jobs.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 24.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.29%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Charlton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.9% in 2024, 74.8% in 2020, 73.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (717 individuals).