Putnam County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 14,744 64.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,648 7.2%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 5,029 22.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 454 2.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 852 3.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 68 0.3%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 60 0.3%

• Under 18 4,436 19.4%
• 18–24 1,670 7.3%
• 25–44 4,675 20.5%
• 45–64 6,395 28.0%
• 65 and over 5,679 24.8%

Median household income

$73,274

90% interval $66,183–$80,365

−$6,638 vs GA · 40th of 159

Below poverty line

13.5%

90% interval 10.1%–16.9%

+0.7 pp vs GA · 110th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.9%

+0.4 pp vs. state

County GDP

$906.0M

0.1% of state

Avg. annual pay

$48,793

Establishments

634

• Education & health services 1,559 24.4%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,358 21.3%
• Leisure & hospitality 685 10.7%
• Professional & business services 618 9.7%
• Manufacturing 614 9.6%
• Construction 463 7.3%
• Public administration 419 6.6%
• Natural resources & mining 233 3.7%
• Financial activities 190 3.0%
• Other services 178 2.8%
• Information 46 0.7%
• Unclassified 18 0.3%

Home ownership

80.9%

+15.2 pp vs GA · 17th of 159

Median gross rent

$1,002

−$391 vs GA · 49th of 159

Owner-occupied

8,444

Renter-occupied

1,991

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 56% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $81,374/yr) pays 2.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $29,327/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 10 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 9,136 70.9%
• Democratic 3,696 28.7%
• Other / third-party 45 0.3%

• Spanish 1,406 6.4%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 91 0.4%
• Chinese 72 0.3%
• German or other West Germanic 33 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 19 0.1%
• Arabic 9 0.0%
• Tagalog 6 0.0%
• Korean 2 0.0%

Households

10,435

Family households

6,889

66.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,122

16.3% of families

Single-mother families

493

7.2% of families

Veterans

1,590

8.7% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 4,654 21.1%
• Mainline Protestant 1,490 6.8%
• Black Protestant 910 4.1%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 276 1.3%

Health insured

89.7%

±2.2 pp

Uninsured

10.3%

±2.2 pp

128th of 159

With a disability

16.5%

±2.5 pp

84th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

31.1%

±3.5 pp

−3.8 pp vs GA · 24th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

16.6%

90% interval 15.0%–18.2% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

5 (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

Eatonton, Gray, Greensboro, Irwinton, Madison, Milledgeville, Monticello, Sparta

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

3

16.29 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

3