Jury Pool Profile
Pike County, Georgia
- County seat
- Zebulon
- Judicial district
- Griffin Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,932
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,903.
At a glance
Pike County is a 20,932-person venue. The county population is 88% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $91,280, $11,368 above the GA state median of $79,912; 21.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.6% of covered employment, average pay $51,188/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.95%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 87% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,903
- Median household income
- $86,719
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 8%.
Pike County has a population of 19,903, with a median age of 39.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.6%; Black residents 8.4%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $91,280; 21.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 800 jobs; Construction, 730, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.6% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 20.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.95%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pike County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.6% in 2024, 85.1% in 2020, 83.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 77% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% 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 8.2% of the adult civilian population (1,251 individuals).