Jury Pool Profile
Polk County, Georgia
- County seat
- Cedartown
- Judicial district
- Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 45,514
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 43,785.
At a glance
Polk County is a 45,514-person venue. The county population is 73% White and 12% Black (Census race-alone categories). 14% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $61,928, $17,984 below the GA state median of $79,912; 15.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 23.8% of covered employment, average pay $62,567/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.31%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 43,785
- Median household income
- $58,515
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 73% / 12%.
Polk County has a population of 43,785, with a median age of 38.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 72.6%; Black residents 11.9%. Independently, 13.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,928; 15.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 2,654 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,577, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 23.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.31%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Polk County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.1% in 2024, 78.1% in 2020, 77.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.5% of the adult civilian population (1,810 individuals).