Clay County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 1,063 37.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,725 60.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 61 2.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 1 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 562 19.7%
• 18–24 311 10.9%
• 25–44 536 18.8%
• 45–64 610 21.4%
• 65 and over 831 29.2%

Median household income

$40,200

90% interval $35,408–$44,992

−$39,712 vs GA · 158th of 159

Below poverty line

25.7%

90% interval 19.3%–32.1%

+12.9 pp vs GA · 15th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

6.3%

+2.8 pp vs. state

County GDP

$74.3M

0.01% of state

Avg. annual pay

$38,590

Establishments

76

• Education & health services 166 28.6%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 66 11.4%
• Public administration 45 7.7%
• Professional & business services 26 4.5%
• Other services 12 2.1%
• Financial activities 10 1.7%
• Information 4 0.7%
• Unclassified 1 0.2%

The sectors listed cover 56.8% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

78.3%

+12.6 pp vs GA · 40th of 159

Median gross rent

$536

−$857 vs GA · 157th of 159

Owner-occupied

964

Renter-occupied

267

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 48% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 1.3× the lowest ($38,134 vs $28,626/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.6 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Small-sector pay

  The $101,306 average in Professional & business services is BLS's published figure for 26 jobs. With so few jobs, a few high-paying employers or contracts can set the average, so it is left out of the wage-spread read.

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

• Spanish 45 1.7%
• Korean 2 0.1%

Households

1,231

Family households

702

57.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

76

10.8% of families

Single-mother families

96

13.7% of families

Veterans

178

7.8% of civilians 18+

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

Health insured

92.2%

±5.3 pp — too imprecise at this sample size to compare

With a disability

17.1%

±4.6 pp

73rd of 159

Bachelor's or higher

23.4%

±8.2 pp

−11.5 pp vs GA · 55th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

12.5%

90% interval 11.0%–14.0% · Census SAHIE

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

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

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

43.71 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1