Jury Pool Profile
Montgomery County, Georgia
- County seat
- Mount Vernon
- Judicial district
- Oconee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,635
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,640.
At a glance
Montgomery County is an 8,635-person venue. The county population is 67% White and 23% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,914, $24,998 below the GA state median of $79,912; 19.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.7% 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 30.7% of covered employment, average pay $37,259/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.29%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,640
- Median household income
- $51,941
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 67% / 23%.
Montgomery County has a population of 8,640, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 67.2%; Black residents 23.4%. Independently, 7.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,914; 19.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.29%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Montgomery County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.3% in 2024, 74.6% in 2020, 74.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (487 individuals).