Grady County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 14,623 56.0%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,484 13.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 7,530 28.8%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 17 0.1%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 362 1.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 57 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 35 0.1%

• Under 18 6,432 24.6%
• 18–24 1,998 7.7%
• 25–44 6,251 23.9%
• 45–64 6,478 24.8%
• 65 and over 4,949 19.0%

Median household income

$54,199

90% interval $48,118–$60,280

−$25,713 vs GA · 99th of 159

Below poverty line

19.5%

90% interval 15.5%–23.5%

+6.7 pp vs GA · 62nd of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.1%

−0.35 pp vs. state

County GDP

$873.9M

0.1% of state

Avg. annual pay

$46,393

Establishments

534

• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,453 25.0%
• Education & health services 1,181 20.3%
• Manufacturing 735 12.6%
• Leisure & hospitality 478 8.2%
• Public administration 431 7.4%
• Natural resources & mining 424 7.3%
• Construction 277 4.8%
• Professional & business services 241 4.1%
• Financial activities 184 3.2%
• Other services 166 2.9%
• Information 27 0.5%

The sectors listed cover 96.1% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

66.1%

+0.4 pp vs GA · 108th of 159

Median gross rent

$779

−$614 vs GA · 118th of 159

Owner-occupied

6,682

Renter-occupied

3,426

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 58% 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 (Financial activities, $65,502/yr) pays 3.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $16,669/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 11 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 7,385 68.9%
• Democratic 3,290 30.7%
• Other / third-party 43 0.4%

• Spanish 2,806 11.4%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 15 0.1%
• German or other West Germanic 14 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 8 0.0%

Households

10,108

Family households

6,842

67.7% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,445

21.1% of families

Single-mother families

1,019

14.9% of families

Veterans

1,628

8.3% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 11,278 43.0%
• Mainline Protestant 1,322 5.0%
• Black Protestant 1,052 4.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 512 2.0%
• Catholic 300 1.1%

Health insured

81.9%

±2.5 pp

Uninsured

18.1%

±2.5 pp

17th of 159

With a disability

19.3%

±2.4 pp

32nd of 159

Bachelor's or higher

16.4%

±2.4 pp

−18.5 pp vs GA · 96th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

19.8%

90% interval 18.0%–21.6% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

South Georgia 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

Bainbridge, Cairo, Camilla, Morgan, Newton

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

8

40.66 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

8