Jury Pool Profile
Lincoln County, Georgia
- County seat
- Lincolnton
- Judicial district
- Toombs Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,112
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,854.
At a glance
Lincoln County is an 8,112-person venue. The county population is 69% White and 27% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,514, $15,398 below the GA state median of $79,912; 15.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 18.3% of covered employment, average pay $39,911/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.98%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,854
- Median household income
- $56,907
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 27%.
Lincoln County has a population of 7,854, with a median age of 48.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.8%; Black residents 27.2%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,514; 15.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.1% 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 270, Trade, transportation & utilities about 260.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 18.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.98%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lincoln County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.2% in 2024, 68.4% in 2020, 67.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 76% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% 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 7.8% of the adult civilian population (492 individuals).