Meriwether County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 11,892 56.8%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 176 0.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 8,190 39.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 142 0.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 476 2.3%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 17 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 15 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 21 0.1%

• Under 18 4,387 21.0%
• 18–24 1,510 7.2%
• 25–44 4,988 23.8%
• 45–64 5,571 26.6%
• 65 and over 4,473 21.4%

Median household income

$61,548

90% interval $56,870–$66,226

−$18,364 vs GA · 69th of 159

Below poverty line

17.8%

90% interval 13.5%–22.1%

+5.0 pp vs GA · 74th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.2%

+0.7 pp vs. state

County GDP

$913.1M

0.1% of state

Avg. annual pay

$52,564

Establishments

433

• Manufacturing 1,087 21.5%
• Education & health services 994 19.7%
• Construction 712 14.1%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 606 12.0%
• Public administration 544 10.8%
• Professional & business services 310 6.1%
• Leisure & hospitality 272 5.4%
• Other services 224 4.4%
• Natural resources & mining 158 3.1%
• Financial activities 80 1.6%
• Information 41 0.8%
• Unclassified 19 0.4%

Home ownership

73.0%

+7.3 pp vs GA · 71st of 159

Median gross rent

$920

−$473 vs GA · 71st of 159

Owner-occupied

6,127

Renter-occupied

2,264

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 55% 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, $71,930/yr) pays 3.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,568/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 7,375 62.6%
• Democratic 4,373 37.1%
• Other / third-party 40 0.3%

• Spanish 73 0.4%
• Korean 25 0.1%
• Tagalog 21 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 20 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 17 0.1%
• German or other West Germanic 11 0.1%

Households

8,391

Family households

5,848

69.7% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,004

17.2% of families

Single-mother families

504

8.6% of families

Veterans

1,119

6.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 5,868 28.5%
• Mainline Protestant 1,384 6.7%
• Black Protestant 1,138 5.5%
• Catholic 242 1.2%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 222 1.1%

Health insured

87.6%

±2.3 pp

Uninsured

12.4%

±2.3 pp

88th of 159

With a disability

20.0%

±2.3 pp

23rd of 159

Bachelor's or higher

14.5%

±2 pp

−20.4 pp vs GA · 122nd of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

16.7%

90% interval 15.1%–18.3% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Coweta Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

4 (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

Greenville, LaGrange, Newnan

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

4

24.18 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4