Jury Pool Profile
Marion County, Georgia
- County seat
- Buena Vista
- Judicial district
- Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,676
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,509.
At a glance
Marion County is a 7,676-person venue. The county population is 58% White and 27% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,304, $26,608 below the GA state median of $79,912; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (2.4%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 26.5% of covered employment, average pay $42,513/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.42%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,509
- Median household income
- $51,667
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 58% / 27%.
Marion County has a population of 7,509, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 58.3%; Black residents 27.3%. Independently, 8.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,304; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Natural resources & mining, 342 jobs; Education & health services, 303, is within 20% of it.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 26.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.42%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Marion County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.8% in 2024, 62.8% in 2020, 60.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic. Veterans account for 10.1% of the adult civilian population (601 individuals).