Jury Pool Profile
Peach County, Georgia
- County seat
- Fort Valley
- Judicial district
- Macon Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 29,877
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 28,560.
At a glance
Peach County is a 29,877-person venue. The county population is 46% White and 42% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,005, $16,907 below the GA state median of $79,912; 22.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 24.1% of covered employment, average pay $85,279/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 53% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 28,560
- Median household income
- $71,293
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 46%; Black: 42%.
Peach County has a population of 28,560, with a median age of 38.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 46.3%; Black residents 41.6%. Independently, 9.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,005; 22.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 2,597 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,182, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 24.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 52%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Peach County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 52.8% in 2024, 51.8% in 2020, 50.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Arabic. Veterans account for 11.4% of the adult civilian population (2,550 individuals).