Lee County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 22,301 66.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,131 3.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 7,980 23.7%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 847 2.5%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,246 3.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 46 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 75 0.2%

• Under 18 8,606 25.6%
• 18–24 2,890 8.6%
• 25–44 9,008 26.8%
• 45–64 8,465 25.2%
• 65 and over 4,657 13.8%

Median household income

$89,592

90% interval $82,896–$96,288

+$9,680 vs GA · 17th of 159

Below poverty line

9.7%

90% interval 7.2%–12.2%

−3.1 pp vs GA · 141st of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.8%

−0.61 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.1B

0.12% of state

Avg. annual pay

$48,440

Establishments

641

• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,910 25.2%
• Education & health services 1,651 21.8%
• Professional & business services 1,030 13.6%
• Construction 966 12.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 521 6.9%
• Public administration 518 6.8%
• Financial activities 203 2.7%
• Other services 196 2.6%

The sectors listed cover 92.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

74.2%

+8.5 pp vs GA · 64th of 159

Median gross rent

$1,184

−$209 vs GA · 28th of 159

Owner-occupied

9,112

Renter-occupied

3,175

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% 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 (Financial activities, $75,039/yr) pays 4.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $17,884/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 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 12,655 71.6%
• Democratic 4,957 28.0%
• Other / third-party 71 0.4%

• Spanish 689 2.2%
• Tagalog 320 1.0%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 155 0.5%
• Korean 125 0.4%
• German or other West Germanic 81 0.3%
• Vietnamese 56 0.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 17 0.1%
• Chinese 13 0.0%

Households

12,287

Family households

9,367

76.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,950

31.5% of families

Single-mother families

951

10.2% of families

Veterans

2,560

10.3% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 8,362 25.2%
• Mainline Protestant 914 2.8%
• Black Protestant 804 2.4%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 555 1.7%

Health insured

91.8%

±1.8 pp

Uninsured

8.2%

±1.8 pp

150th of 159

With a disability

12.9%

±1.7 pp

132nd of 159

Bachelor's or higher

34.1%

±3.7 pp

−0.8 pp vs GA · 17th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

10.3%

90% interval 9.2%–11.4% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Southwestern 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

Americus, Ellaville, Leesburg, Lumpkin, Oglethorpe, Preston

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

6

23.98 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

6