Jury Pool Profile
Gilmer County, Georgia
- County seat
- Ellijay
- Judicial district
- Appalachian Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 33,894
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 32,426.
At a glance
Gilmer County is a 33,894-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $69,729, $10,183 below the GA state median of $79,912; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.0% of covered employment, average pay $39,150/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.91%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 32,426
- Median household income
- $74,499
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 0%.
Gilmer County has a population of 32,426, with a median age of 50.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.4%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 12.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,729; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,740 jobs; Manufacturing, 1,509, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 21.0% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.91%, 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.
Gilmer County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.0% in 2024, 81.3% in 2020, 82.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 10.2% of the adult civilian population (2,705 individuals).