Jury Pool Profile
Dade County, Georgia
- County seat
- Trenton
- Judicial district
- Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,154
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,165.
At a glance
Dade County is a 16,154-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,540, $9,372 below the GA state median of $79,912; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 25.7% of covered employment, average pay $62,121/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.32%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,165
- Median household income
- $64,568
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Dade County has a population of 16,165, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.0%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,540; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,174 jobs; Education & health services, 988, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 25.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.32%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dade County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.0% in 2024, 81.6% in 2020, 80.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (990 individuals).