Franklin County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 19,617 80.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,319 5.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,129 8.8%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 429 1.8%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 656 2.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 17 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 6 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 61 0.3%

• Under 18 5,381 22.2%
• 18–24 2,334 9.6%
• 25–44 5,545 22.9%
• 45–64 6,340 26.2%
• 65 and over 4,634 19.1%

Median household income

$58,648

90% interval $52,401–$64,895

−$21,264 vs GA · 80th of 159

Below poverty line

15.2%

90% interval 12.0%–18.4%

+2.4 pp vs GA · 95th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.5%

+0.04 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.5B

0.17% of state

Avg. annual pay

$47,943

Establishments

612

• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,484 30.2%
• Education & health services 1,495 18.2%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,190 14.5%
• Manufacturing 1,179 14.3%
• Public administration 472 5.7%
• Professional & business services 386 4.7%
• Construction 303 3.7%
• Natural resources & mining 258 3.1%
• Other services 224 2.7%
• Information 14 0.2%

The sectors listed cover 97.3% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

77.2%

+11.5 pp vs GA · 47th of 159

Median gross rent

$844

−$549 vs GA · 91st of 159

Owner-occupied

6,939

Renter-occupied

2,055

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $64,241/yr) pays 3.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,779/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 10,459 86.2%
• Democratic 1,647 13.6%
• Other / third-party 34 0.3%

• Spanish 877 3.8%
• Vietnamese 137 0.6%
• German or other West Germanic 101 0.4%
• Tagalog 64 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 45 0.2%
• Korean 14 0.1%
• Chinese 3 0.0%

Households

8,994

Family households

6,290

69.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,160

18.4% of families

Single-mother families

713

11.3% of families

Veterans

1,177

6.2% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 12,029 51.4%
• Mainline Protestant 1,451 6.2%
• Black Protestant 396 1.7%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 235 1.0%

Health insured

81.7%

±2.3 pp

Uninsured

18.3%

±2.3 pp

16th of 159

With a disability

17.9%

±1.9 pp

52nd of 159

Bachelor's or higher

17.8%

±2.4 pp

−17.1 pp vs GA · 86th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

17.4%

90% interval 15.8%–19.0% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Northern Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

3 (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

Carnesville, Danielsville, Elberton, Hartwell, Lexington

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

3

15.91 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2