Schley County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 3,729 82.6%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 65 1.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 657 14.6%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 62 1.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 1,112 24.6%
• 18–24 300 6.6%
• 25–44 1,060 23.5%
• 45–64 1,381 30.6%
• 65 and over 660 14.6%

Median household income

$63,487

90% interval $56,011–$70,963

−$16,425 vs GA · 63rd of 159

Below poverty line

15.4%

90% interval 11.7%–19.1%

+2.6 pp vs GA · 93rd of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.4%

−0.05 pp vs. state

County GDP

$155.2M

0.02% of state

Avg. annual pay

$46,393

Establishments

77

• Education & health services 250 20.4%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 160 13.1%
• Public administration 156 12.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 54 4.4%
• Other services 29 2.4%
• Professional & business services 16 1.3%

The sectors listed cover 54.3% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

80.0%

+14.3 pp vs GA · 26th of 159

Median gross rent

$816

−$577 vs GA · 99th of 159

Owner-occupied

1,312

Renter-occupied

327

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 46% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 2.4× the lowest ($50,292 vs $21,259/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 16 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Small-sector pay

  The $47,520 average in Other services is BLS's published figure for 29 jobs. With so few jobs, a few high-paying employers or contracts can set the average, so it is left out of the wage-spread read.

• Republican 1,970 81.1%
• Democratic 453 18.7%
• Other / third-party 5 0.2%

• Spanish 55 1.3%

Households

1,639

Family households

1,194

72.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

414

34.7% of families

Single-mother families

79

6.6% of families

Veterans

230

6.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 3,379 74.3%
• Mainline Protestant 440 9.7%
• Black Protestant 278 6.1%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 23 0.5%

Health insured

89.9%

±3.1 pp

Uninsured

10.1%

±3.1 pp

132nd of 159

With a disability

15.7%

±3.8 pp

95th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

22.2%

±4.4 pp

−12.7 pp vs GA · 60th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

12.1%

90% interval 10.7%–13.5% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Southwestern Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

3 (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

Americus, Ellaville, Leesburg, Lumpkin, Oglethorpe, Preston

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0