Jury Pool Profile
Dodge County, Georgia
- County seat
- Eastman
- Judicial district
- Oconee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,663
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,805.
At a glance
Dodge County is a 19,663-person venue. The county population is 64% White and 31% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,872, $29,040 below the GA state median of $79,912; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.6% of covered employment, average pay $42,136/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 72% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,805
- Median household income
- $51,587
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 31%.
Dodge County has a population of 19,805, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.4%; Black residents 31.0%. Independently, 3.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,872; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.2% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.0%. 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: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dodge County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.8% in 2024, 72.4% in 2020, 71.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (938 individuals).