Jury Pool Profile
Heard County, Georgia
- County seat
- Franklin
- Judicial district
- West Georgia Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,149
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,773.
At a glance
Heard County is a 12,149-person venue. The county population is 85% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,329, $14,583 below the GA state median of $79,912; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.6% of covered employment, average pay $102,993/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,773
- Median household income
- $65,868
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 8%.
Heard County has a population of 11,773, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.2%; Black residents 7.8%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,329; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Education & health services about 440, Trade, transportation & utilities about 430.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 19.6% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Heard County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.9% in 2024, 83.8% in 2020, 80.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (857 individuals).