Oglethorpe County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 11,335 73.1%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,051 6.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,393 15.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 109 0.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 566 3.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 7 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 20 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 28 0.2%

• Under 18 3,332 21.5%
• 18–24 1,149 7.4%
• 25–44 3,692 23.8%
• 45–64 4,367 28.2%
• 65 and over 2,969 19.1%

Median household income

$65,817

90% interval $58,145–$73,489

−$14,095 vs GA · 56th of 159

Below poverty line

12.2%

90% interval 9.1%–15.3%

−0.6 pp vs GA · 119th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.9%

−0.6 pp vs. state

County GDP

$517.6M

0.06% of state

Avg. annual pay

$45,198

Establishments

260

• Education & health services 582 29.7%
• Construction 230 11.7%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 219 11.2%
• Manufacturing 218 11.1%
• Professional & business services 195 10.0%
• Public administration 172 8.8%
• Natural resources & mining 146 7.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 85 4.3%
• Other services 36 1.8%
• Information 5 0.3%

The sectors listed cover 96.4% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

83.8%

+18.1 pp vs GA · 9th of 159

Median gross rent

$913

−$480 vs GA · 77th of 159

Owner-occupied

4,536

Renter-occupied

875

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 53% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $80,720/yr) pays 4.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,218/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.5 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 6,255 70.9%
• Democratic 2,515 28.5%
• Other / third-party 52 0.6%

• Spanish 806 5.4%
• Vietnamese 70 0.5%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 28 0.2%
• Tagalog 11 0.1%
• German or other West Germanic 5 0.0%

Households

5,411

Family households

3,905

72.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

877

22.5% of families

Single-mother families

491

12.6% of families

Veterans

1,138

9.4% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 3,328 22.4%
• Black Protestant 478 3.2%
• Mainline Protestant 286 1.9%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 268 1.8%

Health insured

89.2%

±2.2 pp

Uninsured

10.8%

±2.2 pp

123rd of 159

With a disability

14.9%

±2.2 pp

108th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

25.3%

±3.4 pp

−9.6 pp vs GA · 41st of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

16.8%

90% interval 15.2%–18.4% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Northern Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

3 (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

Carnesville, Danielsville, Elberton, Hartwell, Lexington

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

3

24.64 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

3