Long County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 9,741 53.0%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,405 13.1%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 4,215 22.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 134 0.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,584 8.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 99 0.5%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 196 1.1%

• Under 18 5,072 27.6%
• 18–24 1,725 9.4%
• 25–44 5,552 30.2%
• 45–64 4,225 23.0%
• 65 and over 1,800 9.8%

Median household income

$68,102

90% interval $60,388–$75,816

−$11,810 vs GA · 50th of 159

Below poverty line

13.8%

90% interval 10.6%–17.0%

+1.0 pp vs GA · 105th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.5%

+0.1 pp vs. state

County GDP

$308.5M

0.03% of state

Avg. annual pay

$43,250

Establishments

154

• Education & health services 738 53.2%
• Public administration 229 16.5%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 122 8.8%
• Construction 95 6.8%
• Leisure & hospitality 59 4.3%
• Professional & business services 47 3.4%
• Financial activities 36 2.6%
• Other services 15 1.1%

The sectors listed cover 96.6% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

65.2%

−0.5 pp vs GA · 116th of 159

Median gross rent

$976

−$417 vs GA · 54th of 159

Owner-occupied

4,017

Renter-occupied

2,145

• Concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 78% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 2.2× the lowest ($45,009 vs $20,492/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 9.0 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 4,557 64.6%
• Democratic 2,476 35.1%
• Other / third-party 23 0.3%

• Spanish 1,382 8.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 88 0.5%
• German or other West Germanic 33 0.2%
• Korean 15 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 10 0.1%

Households

6,162

Family households

4,638

75.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,486

32.0% of families

Single-mother families

551

11.9% of families

Veterans

1,882

14.7% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 3,425 21.2%
• Black Protestant 952 5.9%
• Catholic 50 0.3%
• Mainline Protestant 47 0.3%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

Health insured

89.0%

±2.5 pp

Uninsured

11.0%

±2.5 pp

119th of 159

With a disability

19.2%

±2.9 pp

33rd of 159

Bachelor's or higher

13.3%

±2.7 pp

−21.6 pp vs GA · 131st of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

15.9%

90% interval 14.1%–17.7% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Atlantic Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

5 (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

Claxton, Darien, Hinesville, Ludowici, Pembroke, Reidsville

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

5

37.59 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

5