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Jury Pool Profile

Harris County, Georgia

Republican +46 (2024)
Population
35,509
Median household income
$89,184
Unemployment
3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 27,098 76.3%
  • Black or African American alone 5,609 15.8%
  • Asian alone 198 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 29 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,024 2.9%
  • Two or more races 1,551 4.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,657 4.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.3

  • Under 18 7,637 21.5%
  • 18–24 2,924 8.2%
  • 25–44 7,964 22.4%
  • 45–64 10,304 29.0%
  • 65 and over 6,680 18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.3%
-0.15 pp vs. state
County GDP
$865.5M
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,289
Establishments
585

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,899 29.0%
  • Education & health services 1,058 16.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,028 15.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 811 12.4%
  • Public administration 490 7.5%
  • Construction 430 6.6%
  • Professional & business services 342 5.2%
  • Financial activities 263 4.0%
  • Information 95 1.4%
  • Other services 82 1.3%
  • Unclassified 31 0.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 27 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
88.3%
Median gross rent
$941
Owner-occupied
11,160
Renter-occupied
1,477

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 22,353 votes cast

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

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 912 2.7%
  • German 309 0.9%
  • Slavic languages 79 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 52 0.2%
  • Tagalog 40 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 33 0.1%
  • Chinese 25 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 20 0.1%
  • Other 19 0.1%
  • Korean 14 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 10 0.0%
  • Arabic 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
12,637
Family households
9,834
77.8% of households
Married w/ children
8,060
Single-mother households
512
Veterans
3,467
12.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.5% overall adherence rate

  • 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%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.0%
With a disability
15.4%
Bachelor's or higher
34.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
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 countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
11
39.47 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
10

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Harris County, Georgia to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.