Oconee County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 35,764 82.1%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,538 5.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,473 3.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 2,043 4.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,561 3.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 108 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 64 0.1%

• Under 18 11,299 25.9%
• 18–24 3,751 8.6%
• 25–44 9,518 21.9%
• 45–64 11,677 26.8%
• 65 and over 7,306 16.8%

Median household income

$125,848

90% interval $112,975–$138,721

+$45,936 vs GA · 2nd of 159

Below poverty line

5.7%

90% interval 4.4%–7.0%

−7.1 pp vs GA · 158th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.6%

−0.88 pp vs. state

County GDP

$2.6B

0.29% of state

Avg. annual pay

$53,685

Establishments

1,687

• Education & health services 4,661 27.0%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 3,947 22.9%
• Professional & business services 2,294 13.3%
• Leisure & hospitality 2,284 13.3%
• Construction 981 5.7%
• Manufacturing 786 4.6%
• Financial activities 726 4.2%
• Other services 637 3.7%
• Public administration 397 2.3%
• Natural resources & mining 327 1.9%
• Information 141 0.8%
• Unclassified 58 0.3%

Home ownership

81.3%

+15.6 pp vs GA · 15th of 159

Median gross rent

$1,462

+$69 vs GA · 16th of 159

Owner-occupied

12,186

Renter-occupied

2,808

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% 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 (Financial activities, $84,043/yr) pays 4.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,127/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 10 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 18,424 67.5%
• Democratic 8,620 31.6%
• Other / third-party 243 0.9%

• Spanish 1,434 3.5%
• Chinese 501 1.2%
• Korean 454 1.1%
• German or other West Germanic 160 0.4%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 101 0.2%
• Vietnamese 71 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 45 0.1%
• Arabic 27 0.1%
• Tagalog 20 0.0%

Households

14,994

Family households

12,387

82.6% of households

Married couples w/ children

4,922

39.7% of families

Single-mother families

429

3.5% of families

Veterans

2,128

6.6% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 11,431 27.3%
• Mainline Protestant 1,461 3.5%
• Orthodox 120 0.3%
• Catholic 75 0.2%
• Black Protestant 50 0.1%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 10 0.0%

Health insured

93.2%

±1.6 pp

Uninsured

6.8%

±1.6 pp

157th of 159

With a disability

8.7%

±1 pp

156th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

55.9%

±3.4 pp

+21.0 pp vs GA · 3rd of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.2%

90% interval 8.3%–10.1% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Western 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

Athens, Watkinsville

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

6

18.6 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

6