Jury Pool Profile
Macon County, Georgia
- County seat
- Oglethorpe
- Judicial district
- Southwestern Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,756
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,864.
At a glance
Macon County is an 11,756-person venue. The county population is 33% White and 58% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,111, $35,801 below the GA state median of $79,912; 11.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.5% 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 23.0% of covered employment, average pay $38,740/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.7%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 63% of the vote across the three. 17% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,971 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 11,864
- Median household income
- $41,031
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 58%.
Macon County has a population of 11,864, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 33.1%; Black residents 58.5%. Independently, 4.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $44,111; 11.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 29.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 23% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.0% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.7%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Macon County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.8% in 2024, 61.3% in 2020, 63.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (615 individuals).