Jury Pool Profile

Franklin County, Georgia

Republican +73 (2024)

Population: 23,840
Median household income: $52,264
Unemployment: 3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 19,662 82.5%
Black or African American alone 1,996 8.4%
Asian alone 373 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 79 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 451 1.9%
Two or more races 1,279 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,244 5.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.2

Under 18 5,288 22.2%
18–24 2,394 10.0%
25–44 5,382 22.6%
45–64 6,337 26.6%
65 and over 4,439 18.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.5%; +0.05 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.5B; 0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,716
Establishments: 610

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 2,498 30.7%
Education & health services 1,516 18.7%
Manufacturing 1,202 14.8%
Leisure & hospitality 1,175 14.5%
Public administration 472 5.8%
Professional & business services 355 4.4%
Construction 288 3.5%
Other services 210 2.6%
Natural resources & mining 191 2.4%
Financial activities 163 2.0%
Information 15 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.1%
Median gross rent: $778
Owner-occupied: 6,678
Renter-occupied: 2,096

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,140 votes cast

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

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,003 4.4%
Vietnamese 281 1.2%
German 123 0.5%
Other 82 0.4%
Other Indo-European 63 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 61 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 31 0.1%
Korean 29 0.1%
Arabic 29 0.1%
Chinese 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 8,774
Family households: 6,015; 68.6% of households
Married w/ children: 4,352
Single-mother households: 621
Veterans: 1,150; 6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.2% overall adherence rate

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%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 81.5%
With a disability: 17.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 16.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 26.95 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023