Harris County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 26,781 74.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,785 4.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 5,588 15.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 234 0.6%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,556 4.3%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 52 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 90 0.2%

• Under 18 7,744 21.5%
• 18–24 3,039 8.4%
• 25–44 7,974 22.1%
• 45–64 10,389 28.8%
• 65 and over 6,940 19.2%

Median household income

$102,397

90% interval $93,428–$111,366

+$22,485 vs GA · 6th of 159

Below poverty line

8.8%

90% interval 6.9%–10.7%

−4.0 pp vs GA · 144th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.1%

−0.34 pp vs. state

County GDP

$865.5M

0.1% of state

Avg. annual pay

$50,229

Establishments

605

• Manufacturing 1,821 26.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,290 18.6%
• Education & health services 1,071 15.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 815 11.7%
• Construction 542 7.8%
• Public administration 466 6.7%
• Professional & business services 410 5.9%
• Financial activities 284 4.1%
• Information 105 1.5%
• Other services 96 1.4%
• Unclassified 26 0.4%
• Natural resources & mining 23 0.3%

Home ownership

88.8%

+23.1 pp vs GA · 1st of 159

Median gross rent

$1,048

−$345 vs GA · 43rd of 159

Owner-occupied

11,571

Renter-occupied

1,456

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 60% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Information, $112,561/yr) pays 4.4× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $25,554/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• 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 16,283 72.8%
• Democratic 5,976 26.7%
• Other / third-party 94 0.4%

• Spanish 1,227 3.6%
• German or other West Germanic 129 0.4%
• Chinese 67 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 56 0.2%
• Tagalog 40 0.1%
• Korean 14 0.0%
• Vietnamese 8 0.0%
• Arabic 3 0.0%

Households

13,027

Family households

10,210

78.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,934

28.7% of families

Single-mother families

616

6.0% of families

Veterans

3,490

12.5% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 7,648 22.1%
• Black Protestant 1,718 5.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 973 2.8%
• Mainline Protestant 934 2.7%
• Catholic 674 1.9%

Health insured

93.2%

±1.9 pp

Uninsured

6.8%

±1.9 pp

156th of 159

With a disability

14.8%

±1.7 pp

109th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

38.0%

±3.2 pp

+3.1 pp vs GA · 11th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.5%

90% interval 8.5%–10.5% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

9 (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

Buena Vista, Butler, Columbus, Cusseta, Hamilton, Talbotton

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

8

28.23 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

7