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Jury Pool Profile

Lamar County, Georgia

Republican +46 (2024)
Population
19,098
Median household income
$68,457
Unemployment
4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 12,702 66.5%
  • Black or African American alone 5,436 28.5%
  • Asian alone 130 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 15 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 29 0.2%
  • Two or more races 786 4.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 159 0.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.7

  • Under 18 4,134 21.6%
  • 18–24 2,138 11.2%
  • 25–44 4,612 24.1%
  • 45–64 4,967 26.0%
  • 65 and over 3,247 17.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.5%
+1.04 pp vs. state
County GDP
$668.4M
0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,573
Establishments
355

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,175 26.3%
  • Manufacturing 964 21.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 953 21.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 322 7.2%
  • Public administration 277 6.2%
  • Professional & business services 264 5.9%
  • Construction 187 4.2%
  • Financial activities 127 2.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 86 1.9%
  • Other services 78 1.7%
  • Information 16 0.4%
  • Unclassified 10 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.2%
Median gross rent
$913
Owner-occupied
5,336
Renter-occupied
1,664

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,412 votes cast

  • Republican 7,575 72.8%
  • Democratic 2,795 26.8%
  • Other / third-party 42 0.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

  • Other Indo-European 156 0.9%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 68 0.4%
  • Spanish 67 0.4%
  • Other 26 0.1%
  • Chinese 24 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 11 0.1%
  • Korean 9 0.0%
  • German 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,000
Family households
4,483
64.0% of households
Married w/ children
3,276
Single-mother households
407
Veterans
1,222
8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 4,614 24.9%
  • Black Protestant 1,174 6.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 835 4.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 259 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.8%
With a disability
16.8%
Bachelor's or higher
19.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Towaliga 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
Barnesville, Forsyth, Jackson

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
13.37 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Lamar 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.