Jury Pool Profile
Elbert County, Georgia
- County seat
- Elberton
- Judicial district
- Northern Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,072
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,849.
At a glance
Elbert County is a 20,072-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 22% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,923, $24,989 below the GA state median of $79,912; 16.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 26.3% of covered employment, average pay $52,300/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,849
- Median household income
- $58,450
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 22%.
Elbert County has a population of 19,849, with a median age of 43.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.3%; Black residents 22.3%. Independently, 5.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,923; 16.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,562 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,311, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 26.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Elbert County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.5% in 2024, 67.9% in 2020, 66.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (1,081 individuals).