Madison County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 24,544 77.8%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,326 7.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,972 9.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 637 2.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 859 2.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 23 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 167 0.5%

• Under 18 7,383 23.4%
• 18–24 2,491 7.9%
• 25–44 7,878 25.0%
• 45–64 7,982 25.3%
• 65 and over 5,794 18.4%

Median household income

$68,602

90% interval $61,580–$75,624

−$11,310 vs GA · 48th of 159

Below poverty line

11.8%

90% interval 9.1%–14.5%

−1.0 pp vs GA · 123rd of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.1%

−0.34 pp vs. state

County GDP

$884.8M

0.1% of state

Avg. annual pay

$48,049

Establishments

516

• Education & health services 1,116 26.4%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 823 19.4%
• Manufacturing 500 11.8%
• Construction 484 11.4%
• Professional & business services 449 10.6%
• Public administration 345 8.2%
• Leisure & hospitality 216 5.1%
• Financial activities 93 2.2%
• Other services 85 2.0%
• Natural resources & mining 84 2.0%
• Information 28 0.7%
• Unclassified 11 0.3%

Home ownership

76.9%

+11.2 pp vs GA · 51st of 159

Median gross rent

$972

−$421 vs GA · 56th of 159

Owner-occupied

8,649

Renter-occupied

2,593

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 58% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Construction, $64,341/yr) pays 3.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,801/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.2 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 12,951 77.1%
• Democratic 3,753 22.4%
• Other / third-party 83 0.5%

• Spanish 1,370 4.6%
• German or other West Germanic 79 0.3%
• Vietnamese 36 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 28 0.1%
• Korean 28 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 5 0.0%

Households

11,242

Family households

7,923

70.5% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,942

24.5% of families

Single-mother families

844

10.7% of families

Veterans

1,360

5.6% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 9,152 30.4%
• Mainline Protestant 980 3.3%
• Black Protestant 160 0.5%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 147 0.5%

Health insured

84.4%

±2.1 pp

Uninsured

15.6%

±2.1 pp

33rd of 159

With a disability

17.1%

±2.2 pp

74th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

21.1%

±2.5 pp

−13.8 pp vs GA · 66th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

18.6%

90% interval 17.0%–20.2% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Northern 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

Carnesville, Danielsville, Elberton, Hartwell, Lexington

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

8

33.13 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

6