Jury Pool Profile
Jasper County, Georgia
- County seat
- Monticello
- Judicial district
- Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,632
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,929.
At a glance
Jasper County is a 17,632-person venue. The county population is 75% White and 17% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,080, $4,832 below the GA state median of $79,912; 19.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.6% of covered employment, average pay $43,853/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.32%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,929
- Median household income
- $60,134
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 75% / 17%.
Jasper County has a population of 15,929, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 75.1%; Black residents 16.9%. Independently, 5.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,080; 19.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.32%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jasper County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.0% in 2024, 76.2% in 2020, 72.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% 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 7.0% of the adult civilian population (852 individuals).