Jury Pool Profile
Pierce County, Georgia
- County seat
- Blackshear
- Judicial district
- Waycross Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,764
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,202.
At a glance
Pierce County is a 20,764-person venue. The county population is 84% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,740, $23,172 below the GA state median of $79,912; 20.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 31.4% of covered employment, average pay $50,908/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.65%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 86% to 89% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,202
- Median household income
- $60,517
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 10%.
Pierce County has a population of 20,202, with a median age of 40.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.3%; Black residents 9.9%. Independently, 5.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,740; 20.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 31% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 31.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.65%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pierce County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 88.7% in 2024, 87.3% in 2020, 86.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (987 individuals).