Jury Pool Profile

Clay County, Georgia

Democratic +8 (2024)

Population: 2,853
Median household income: $48,715
Unemployment: 6.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,135 39.8%
Black or African American alone 1,698 59.5%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 0 0.0%
Two or more races 20 0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46.1

Under 18 561 19.7%
18–24 328 11.5%
25–44 498 17.5%
45–64 573 20.1%
65 and over 893 31.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.5%; +3.03 pp vs. state
County GDP: $74.3M; 0.01% of state
Avg. annual pay: $38,988
Establishments: 74

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Natural resources & mining 189 32.1%
Education & health services 166 28.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 64 10.9%
Public administration 52 8.8%
Professional & business services 29 4.9%
Financial activities 9 1.5%
Information 3 0.5%
Unclassified 3 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.9%
Median gross rent: $578
Owner-occupied: 907
Renter-occupied: 272

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,442 votes cast

Democratic 771 53.5%
Republican 663 46.0%
Other / third-party 8 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 77 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,179
Family households: 702; 59.5% of households
Married w/ children: 421
Single-mother households: 109
Veterans: 156; 6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

24.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 504 17.7%
Mainline Protestant 120 4.2%
Black Protestant 76 2.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.1%
With a disability: 20.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Pataula Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Judges: 2 (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: Blakely, Colquitt, Cuthbert, Dawson, Donalsonville, Fort Gaines, Georgetown

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 87.26 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023