Jury Pool Profile
Morgan County, Georgia
- County seat
- Madison
- Judicial district
- Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,095
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,078.
At a glance
Morgan County is a 22,095-person venue. The county population is 74% White and 21% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,822, $2,090 below the GA state median of $79,912; 29.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 26.5% of covered employment, average pay $63,186/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.77%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,078
- Median household income
- $78,111
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 74% / 21%.
Morgan County has a population of 21,078, with a median age of 42.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 73.5%; Black residents 20.5%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,822; 29.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 27% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 26.5% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 17.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.77%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Morgan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.7% in 2024, 70.3% in 2020, 69.5% 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'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (963 individuals).